Tales from the Perilous Realm: "Farmer Giles of Ham", "Leaf by Niggle", "Adventures of Tom Bombadil" and "Smith of Wootton Major"

by J.R.R.Tolkien (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1998

  $25.00

  Farmer Giles of Ham is fat and unheroic, but - having unwittingly managed to scare off a short-sighted giant - is called upon to do battle when the dragon Chrysophylax comes to town; The Adventures of Tom Bombadil tells by way of verse of Tom's many adventures with hobbits, princesses, dwarves and trolls; Leaf by Niggle recounts the strange adventures of the painter Niggle who sets out to paint the perfect tree; and Smith of Wootton Major journeys to the Land of Faery thanks to the magical ingredients of the Great Cake of the Feast of Good Children. The four tales are written with the same quality and hallmarks that made Tolkien's Hobbit a classic. Largely overlooked because of their short lengths, they are collected together in this volume. This paperback includes Tolkien's extended poem Mythopoeia as an extra bonus to the hardback.