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Mr. Bliss
Mr. Bliss's first outing in his new motor-car, shared with several friends, bears, dogs, and a donkey, though not the Girabbit, proves to be unconventional though not inexpensive.
Hardcover, 107 pages
Published
January 17th 1983
by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
(first published 1982)
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Mr. Bliss is delightfully amusing, both the book and the title character himself. He gets himself into a series of farcical scrapes involving his new car, three thuggish teddy bears, four obese brothers, some cabbages and some bananas. Mr. Bliss is a frightful coward throughout, not at all the hero you might expect, which I think would make him a rather sympathetic character for younger children. He does stand up for himself in the end, albeit in a somewhat passive/aggressive way. Oh, and watch...more
This delightful children's book by the creator of The Lord of the Rings is a minor gem, pleasantly illustrated by the author. Mr. Bliss decides to buy a motorcar, and mayhem results. Tolkien clearly had little love for motorcars or the modern era in general, preferring the old English countryside, horses, and Sunday strolls.
The book takes pot shots at fat people, bears, and tradesmen, and so it's a little too quirky and non-inclusive for the modern era. We like our fat people, our tradesmen and...more
The book takes pot shots at fat people, bears, and tradesmen, and so it's a little too quirky and non-inclusive for the modern era. We like our fat people, our tradesmen and...more
Is this a poignant piece of literary greatness? No. Was it written exquisitely with riveting action and dialouge? No. Not by any means. But Mr. Bliss still captured my heart, if for no other reason than it's the first book I've read in a long time that made feel like there was someone sitting on the edge of my bed telling me a story before I go to sleep. It's pure, childlike simplicity is just... charming and Tolkien's writing style can take just as much credit for this as the bizarre storyline...more
A lovely little Sunday afternoon light-read.
Loved it. I am, however quite bias. I'm a big Tolkien fan, and I'll read anything that his colourful imagination can conjure.
It's a bright and animated children's book about the adventures of a tall hat wearing dandy names Mr. Bliss, and his spontaneous inspiration to buy a motorcar, and the trouble there ensues.
Aside from the playfulness of story and many delightful characters, the book is worth buying simply for its hand-crafted illustrations by the...more
Loved it. I am, however quite bias. I'm a big Tolkien fan, and I'll read anything that his colourful imagination can conjure.
It's a bright and animated children's book about the adventures of a tall hat wearing dandy names Mr. Bliss, and his spontaneous inspiration to buy a motorcar, and the trouble there ensues.
Aside from the playfulness of story and many delightful characters, the book is worth buying simply for its hand-crafted illustrations by the...more
Apr 08, 2013
Matthew Don
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4 of 5 stars
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The delightful Mr Bliss was cute and in a way just like the way Tolkien wrote The Hobbit, funny, like a posh English narrator with a good sense of humour. Also, the real illustrations by J.R.R Tolkien further enhanced the reading knowing Tolkien's almost - in a stupid-sounding way - with you? There isn't really a big plot; just Mr Bliss buying a car then picking up people along the way after he knocks them down in a road trip type way, until everyone wrongly claims he owes them large amounts of...more
This is an illustrated children's book that Tolkien wrote for his own children. It was not published until after his death. Each page has a photostat of the actual handwritten book by Tolkien. His handwriting looks remarkably...Elvish :-)
This was a odd little story, a read aloud to Emma. Long for a children's picture book, but it completely captivated her. Not a lot in the way of plot, and in that way very much unlike his other great works. But he has delightful and memorable characters, especia...more
This was a odd little story, a read aloud to Emma. Long for a children's picture book, but it completely captivated her. Not a lot in the way of plot, and in that way very much unlike his other great works. But he has delightful and memorable characters, especia...more
Uno de los libros menos conocidos de mi autor favorito, pero no por ello más apasionante, sobre todo para quienes hacemos de JRR Tolkien un culto e intentamos iniciar en el mismo a nuestros querubines. Se trata de un cuento que este maravilloso autor británico escribiera y dibujara para sus propios hijos en el cual se narran las aventuras de un elegante caballero y su primer automóvil. La historia, según los entendidos, se basa en los contratiempos sufridos por él mismo al comprar su primer auto...more
Herra Bliss on kaikilla tavoin hämmentävä satu. Oikeastaan sadusta puuttuu varsinaisesti kokonaan juoni tai opetus tai joka tapauksessa se jokin, miksi se olisi kirjoitettu. Se on vain hassu satu, jossa on toki muutama herkullinen sivuhahmo (kirahkani on aika hauska). Muihin Tolkienin satuihin verrattuna Herra Bliss on aika huono. Toki tämä suomennos, jossa on mukana Tolkienin piirtämät ja kirjoittamat alkuperäisliuskat, on hienon näköinen.
plus que l'histoire ou les personnages farfelues (le héros m'a fait penser à pee wee du film de tim burton), j'ai adoré les illustrations par Tolkien et l'édition que j'ai lu contenait aussi les reproductions des dessins originaux ainsi que la reproduction de l'écriture de Mr Tolkien, un objet bien intéressant quand on est fan de l'auteur!
Dec 26, 2011
Jayne
rated it
2 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
childrens-lit,
my-bookshelf
What an odd little tale! Not at all what I was expecting. This is a non sense tale, with no real plot. I suspect it was written for the enjoyment of Tolkien's own kids, and that they would have found it extremely entertaining - a story written by Dad! I have no doubt that most children would enjoy this silly story, but since it has no meaning or message that I can decipher, I would not choose to read it to my children, when there are so many other spiritual fairy-tales out there. Just my persona...more
Keista skaityt tokią knygą po Žiedų Valdovo ar Silmariljono. Rodos, negi tai gali būti tas pats autorius?.. Tačiau kuo toliau, tuo geriau tai supranti - tas nuostabus mokėjimas apsieiti su žodžiais, tas begalinis kalbos pajautimas, netgi vaikiškoj istorijoj. Dėl to, atrodo, ir myliu Tolkieną...
A delightfully quirky and surreal children's book by Tolkien. It made little sense but was charming and funny. As an added benefit, we received a visit from Old Gaffer Gamgee. Despite the very small pictures, I was able to read the entire book to my 23 month old - quite an achievement for any book of that length.
A one of a kind children book which I found sweet and poetic even as a teenager, when I actually read it. I think it can be inspiring and tickle the imagination of young readers. Great paintings by Tolkien himself!
This is a children's book, written by J.R.R. Tolkien. It is simply a cute story that I will read to my own children. Possibly the best part is the color illustrations, drawn by Tolkien himself.
Un pequeño cuento ilustrado que escribió Tolkien para sus hijos. Desde tan temprano ya se podía apreciar su narrativa, estilo y ocurrencias. Una joya de colección.
Mr. Bliss
Who lived at the top of a cliff
One morning-
He decided to buy a yellow car
But it turned out-
He ended up with a donkey cart
Who lived at the top of a cliff
One morning-
He decided to buy a yellow car
But it turned out-
He ended up with a donkey cart
A charming, self-illustrated children's story from J. R. R. Tolkien! Funny and quintessentially British, an unexpected treat for children and adult's alike.
This is a darling children's book, with story and illustrations by Tolkien. Very cute and fun!!
Written for Tolkien's children before he wrote The Hobbit, etc.... Some good laughs in here!
Weird and wonderful little (long) children's book written and illustrated by the master himself.
Tolkien shows in this book that he is not only a great but a good illustrator too!
Delizioso, piccolo libro che si legge in mezz'oretta.
Un piccolo esempio di come si presenta:
Un piccolo esempio di come si presenta:
This is a tiny and delightful book both written and illustrated by Tolkien.
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Read with my 3 daughters. Great way to introduce them to Tolkien.
This was more Blyton than Carroll, contrary to what the Introduction says.
May 05, 2013
Kathy
marked it as to-read
For younger children. Looks very sweet. 9780007431694 ISBN.
A story to read for the simple joy of nonsense.
Glenn did a good reading of it. Weird weird book.
Adorable tale for children.
I loved the drawings.
I loved the drawings.
Feb 04, 2010
Alexa
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Mr. Bliss by J.R.R. Tolkien (1983)
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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE, was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the high fantasy classic works
The Hobbit
and
The Lord of the Rings
.
Tolkien was Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford from 1925 to 1945, and Merton Professor of English language and literature from 1945 to 1959. He was a close friend of C.S. Lewis.
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Tolkien was Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford from 1925 to 1945, and Merton Professor of English language and literature from 1945 to 1959. He was a close friend of C.S. Lewis.
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