{"product_id":"the-tolkien-reader","title":"The Tolkien Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn absorbing collection of stories, poems, and commentaries by the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/i\u003e and The Lord of the Rings\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRenowned around the world as the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/i\u003e and The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien was also a distinguished academic and professor whose writings and lectures expand beyond the scope of his beloved Middle-earth. From short stories of fantastical adventures to essays on imagination and the narrative form, \u003ci\u003eThe Tolkien Reader \u003c\/i\u003egathers some of these fascinating and hard-to-find works into one volume. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTree and Leaf: \u003c\/b\u003e Professor Tolkien's now-famous essay \"On Fairy-stories\" and the short story \"Leaf by Niggle\" examine and illustrate the form and treatment of fantasy narratives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son: \u003c\/b\u003e A short play inspired by \u003ci\u003eThe Battle of Malden, \u003c\/i\u003e an Old English poem with no ending and no beginning that describes a historical tenth-century battle between the English and Viking invaders. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFarmer Giles of Ham: \u003c\/b\u003e An imaginative history of the distant past that follows the unheroic Farmer Giles as he attempts to capture a somewhat untrustworthy dragon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Adventures of Tom Bombadil: \u003c\/b\u003e A delightful collection of verse in praise of Tom Bombadil, staunch friend of the hobbits in The Lord of the Rings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r","brand":"J. R. R. Tolkien","offers":[{"title":"Mass Market Paperbound","offer_id":44441931809004,"sku":"9780345345066","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Prebound","offer_id":44441931841772,"sku":"9780756910723","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9780345345066.jpg?v=1708837193","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/the-tolkien-reader","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}