false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255628550m/7337.jpg 7337 9 An invitation to Tolkien's world. This rich treasury includes Tolkien's most beloved short fiction plus his essay on fantasy.<br><br>FARMER GILES OF HAM. An imaginative history of the distant and marvelous past that introduces the rather unheroic Farmer Giles, whose efforts to capture a somewhat untrustworthy dragon will delight readers everywhere.<br><br>THE ADVENTURES OF TOM BOMBADIL. A collection of verse in praise of Tom Bombadil, that staunch friend of the Hobbits in THE LORD OF THE RINGS.<br><br>ON FAIRY-STORIES. Professor Tolkien's now-famous essy on the form of the fairy story and the treatment of fantasy. 2964497 1966 The Tolkien Reader total:721|5:201|4:257|3:208|2:49|1:6| 721 2761 1044 44 5 2 false false Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 1998 Wed Sep 03 11:43:39 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 11:43:39 -0700 2008 5
If reading "On Fairy tales" for the first time, I suggest you try to avoid reading the footnotes. They're interesting, but they knock you out o...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1975 Sat Mar 01 01:31:34 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 01 01:38:42 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Sep 26 19:08:02 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 18:59:55 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 19:08:02 -0700 2009
"On Fairy Stories" deals with two important themes--subcreation and eucatastrophe....more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun May 18 20:26:17 -0700 2008 Wed May 21 19:03:59 -0700 2008 What makes a faërie story is difficult to define. Tolkien’s answer come mostly in the form of what they are not. They are no...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Mar 02 18:42:11 -0800 2008 Mon Oct 19 06:24:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Apr 27 17:11:16 -0700 2008 Thu Jan 08 20:51:18 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Apr 07 10:43:29 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 11:12:57 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jun 29 07:43:43 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 15:14:02 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 07:43:43 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Feb 21 12:58:47 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 12:58:47 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Nov 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Aug 19 22:17:24 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 02 21:05:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Jul 28 18:09:53 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 18:09:53 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Apr 06 13:28:28 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 13:29:00 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Apr 29 20:36:17 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 20:37:05 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu May 28 16:29:23 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 16:29:42 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Oct 07 09:59:50 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 10:01:19 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 18 16:25:06 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 01 12:36:40 -0800 2009 Very cool, I loved every word.]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jun 05 01:38:01 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 06 07:24:52 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 25 03:10:58 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 03:11:39 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 24 10:04:22 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 24 10:09:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue Jun 10 14:47:53 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 10 16:44:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=7337