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Jan 13, 2022
Book Concierge
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fantasy
This lovely volume – I had the centenary edition – duplicates the letters from Father Christmas which were sent to Tolkien’s children beginning in 1920 and continuing for the next twenty-three years. The letters relate the many adventures Father Christmas and his helpers – The North Polar Bear, elves, etc – have both in preparation for the big day and throughout the year.
Tolkein seriously disguised his handwriting / printing, using a very shaky hand that is quite difficult for these old eyes, s ...more
Tolkein seriously disguised his handwriting / printing, using a very shaky hand that is quite difficult for these old eyes, s ...more
Dec 11, 2016
Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ Jenn Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ Schu
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First, I give the e-book four stars and the story 5, namely because one can't enjoy the artistic qualities on an e-reader. I enjoyed the creative tales of Father Christmas as written by Tolkien to his children. I loved Polar Bear and his banter with Father Christmas & the elves. The goblin tales were reminiscent of Tolkien 's other works of fantasy. Beyond the tales of the North Pole and the delightful descriptions, the reader captures a glimpse of real world events, WW II. It seems that Tolkien
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Dec 18, 2017
Kris (My Novelesque Life)
marked it as to-read
Dec 02, 2020
debbicat *made of stardust*
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Dec 13, 2023
Sarah Brown
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