{"product_id":"the-tolkien-reader","title":"The Tolkien Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn absorbing collection of stories, poems, and commentaries by the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRenowned around the world as the author of The Hobbit 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, The Tolkien Reader gathers some of these fascinating and hard-to-find works into one volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTree and Leaf: 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm’s Son: A short play inspired by The Battle of Malden, an Old English poem with no ending and no beginning that describes a historical tenth-century battle between the English and Viking invaders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFarmer Giles of Ham: An imaginative history of the distant past that follows the unheroic Farmer Giles as he attempts to capture a somewhat untrustworthy dragon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Adventures of Tom Bombadil: A delightful collection of verse in praise of Tom Bombadil, staunch friend of the hobbits in The Lord of the Rings.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Folded Corner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59553084703006,"sku":"9780345345066","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/4018\/5118\/files\/9780345345066.jpg?v=1783282480","url":"https:\/\/readfoldedcorner.com\/products\/the-tolkien-reader","provider":"Folded Corner Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}