The Tolkien Reader
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Author | J. R. R. Tolkien |
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Language | English |
Genre | Fantasy short stories, play, essay, poetry |
Publisher | Ballantine Books |
Publication date | September 1966[1] |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | Print (Paperback) |
Pages | xvi, 24, 112, 79, 64 pp (contents separately paginated) |
ISBN | 0-345-34506-1 (reprint) |
OCLC | 49979134 |
Preceded by | Tree and Leaf |
Followed by | The Road Goes Ever On |
The Tolkien Reader is an anthology of works by J. R. R. Tolkien. It includes a variety of short stories, poems, a play and some non-fiction by Tolkien. It compiles material previously published as three separate shorter books (Tree and Leaf, Farmer Giles of Ham, and The Adventures of Tom Bombadil) together with one additional piece and introductory material. It was published in 1966 by Ballantine Books in the USA.[2]
Contents
- "Publisher's Note"
- "Tolkien's Magic Ring", by Peter S. Beagle
- "The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son"
- Tree and Leaf
- Farmer Giles of Ham
- The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
- "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil"
- "Bombadil Goes Boating"
- "Errantry"
- "Princess Mee"
- "The Man in the Moon Stayed Up Too Late"
- "The Man in the Moon Came Down Too Soon"
- "The Stone Troll"
- "Perry-the-Winkle"
- "The Mewlips"
- "Oliphaunt"
- "Fastitocalon"
- "Cat"
- "Shadow-bride"
- "The Hoard"
- "The Sea-Bell"
- "The Last Ship"
References
- ^ Christina Scull & Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J. R. R. Tolkien Companion and Guide, HarperCollins, 'Chronology' volume, p.673; ISBN 978-261-10381-8
- ^ Bibliography page 2 - The Tolkien Society
See also
- Poems and Stories
- Tales from the Perilous Realm, a similar collection, containing a slightly different (but overlapping) collection of material.