The first ever B-format edition of Tolkien's complete Father Christmas letters, including a new introduction and rare archive materials.

LETTERS FROM FATHER CHRISTMAS

D'année en année, le culte jaloux qui entourait Le Seigneur des Anneaux à sa publication dans les années 1950 s'est transformé en succès universel. Les Hobbits, ce « peuple effacé mais très ancien » qui vivait quelque part au nord-ouest de l'Ancien Monde, nous sont devenus aussi familiers que les héros des contes de fées ou ceux des grandes épopées, avec Bilbo, Gandalf, Bombadil ou Galadriel et tous les habitants de la Terre du Milieu.

Magistralement restitués par son fils après la mort de J.R.R. Tolkien, les Contes et Légendes inachevés du Second Âge prolongent et élargissent l'oeuvre de l'inépuisable conteur.

Contes et légendes inachevés Tome 2 : le second âge

Available for the first time in one volume, this is the definitive collection of Tolkien''s five acclaimed modern classic ''fairie'' tales in the vein of ''The Hobbit'', fully corrected and reset for this edition and all beautifully illustrated in pencil by the award-winning artist, Alan Lee.The five tales are written with the same skill, quality and charm that made The Hobbit a classic. Largely overlooked because of their short lengths, they are finally together in a volume which reaffirms Tolkien''s place as a master storyteller for readers young and old.- Roverandom is a toy dog who, enchanted by a sand sorcerer, gets to explore the world and encounter strange and fabulous creatures.- Farmer Giles of Ham is fat and unheroic, but - having unwittingly managed to scare off a short-sighted giant - is called upon to do battle when a dragon comes to town;- The Adventures of Tom Bombadil tells in verse of Tom''s many adventures with hobbits, princesses, dwarves and trolls;- Leaf by Niggle recounts the strange adventures of the painter Niggle who sets out to paint the perfect tree;- Smith of Wootton Major journeys to the Land of Faery thanks to the magical ingredients of the Great Cake of the Feast of Good Children.This new collection is fully illustrated throughout by Oscar-winning artist, Alan Lee, who provides a wealth of pencil drawings to bring the stories to life as he did so memorably for The Hobbit and The Children of Hurin. Alan also provides an Afterword, in which he opens the door into illustrating Tolkien''s world.World-renowned Tolkien author and expert, Tom Shippey, takes the reader through the hidden links in the tales to Tolkien''s Middle-earth in his Introduction, and recounts their history and themes.Lastly, included as an appendix is Tolkien''s most famous essay, "On Fairy-stories", in which he brilliantly discusses fairy-stories and their relationship to fantasy.Taken together, this rich collection of new and unknown work from the author of The Children of Hurin will provide the reader with a fascinating journey into lands as wild and strange as Middle-earth.

TALES FROM THE PERILOUS REALM - ROVERANDOM AND OTHER CLASSIC FAERY STORIES

Painstakingly restored from Tolkien's manuscripts, this is the first complete, standalone Middle-earth book by J.R.R. Tolkien since The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

The children of hurin

A new hardback edition with a cover design by Tolkien himself, to complement the popular Hobbit and Lord of the Rings hardbacks. Includes new Preface by J.R.R. Tolkien unique to this edition.  The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien''s World. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back, and in whose events some of them such as Elrond and Galadriel took part. The tales of The Silmarillion are set in an age when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in Middle-earth, and the High Elves made war upon him for the recovery of the Silmarils, the jewels containing the pure light of Valinor.  Included in the book are several shorter works. The Ainulindale is a myth of the Creation and in the Valaquenta the nature and powers of each of the gods is described. The Akallabeth recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of Numenor at the end of the Second Age and Of the Rings of Power tells of the great events at the end of the Third Age, as narrated in The Lord of the Rings.

THE SILMARILLION

The Silmarillion ; The Myths and Legends of Middle-Earth

Volume 1 of the most comprehensive in-depth companion to Tolkien's life and works ever published, including synopses of all his writings, and a Tolkien gazetteer and who's who.

 The J. R. R. Tolkien Companion and Guide is a comprehensive handbook to one of the most popular authors of the twentieth century.

 One of two volumes comprising this definitive work, the Chronology traces J. R. R. Tolkien's progress from his birth in South Africa in 1892, to the battlefields of France and the lecture-halls of Leeds and Oxford, to his success as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, until his death in 1973.

 It is the most extensive biographical resource about Tolkien ever published. Thousands of details have been drawn from letters, contemporary documents in libraries and archives, and a wide variety of other published and unpublished sources. Assembled together, they form a revealing portrait of Tolkien in all his aspects: the distinguished scholar of Old and Middle English, the capable teacher and administrator, the devoted husband and father, the brilliant creator of Middle-earth.

The J. R. R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Volume 1: Chronology

Malheur, malheur, malheur à tant de héros intrépides ! et quelle misère de voir une si belle histoire tourner aussi mal ! au départ, les neuf compagnons s'étaient fixé une mission claire : transporter l'anneau de puissance au mont du destin, en plein pays ennemi, et le jeter dans le feu souterrain.
 Un voyage semé d'embûches, mais nécessaire pour anéantir le joyau maléfique et mettre en échec le seigneur ténébreux. depuis, les gens libres ont été durement éprouvés : gandalf a disparu, boromir a voulu s'emparer de l'anneau pour l'utiliser comme arme dans la guerre qui s'annonce et frodon le hobbit, porteur du talisman, s'est échappé, décidé à poursuivre son voyage désespéré jusqu'à l'ennemi. la communauté s'est dissoute ; l'ombre s'étend toujours ; qui peut encore dissiper sa puissance malfaisante ?

Le seigneur des anneaux Tome 2 : les deux tours

La Légende de Sigurd et Gudrún nous donne, pour la première fois, directement accès à l'imaginaire nordique de J.R.R.
Tolkien. Deux grands poèmes (le Nouveau Lai des Völsung et le Nouveau Lai de Gudrún), écrits au début des années 1930, racontent dans le style caractéristique de l'auteur du Seigneur des Anneaux les légendes nordiques de l'Ancienne Edda, les combats de Sigurd, la mort du dragon Fâfnir, l'histoire tragique de Gudrún et de ses frères, tués par la malédiction de l'or d'Andvari. Illustrés par des vignettes en noir et blanc, ces magnifiques poèmes (qu'introduit une présentation des légendes du Nord par l'écrivain lui-même) montrent ce qu'a retenu Tolkien de la mythologie scandinave pour le reprendre à son tour, dans Le Seigneur des Anneaux et dans Les Enfants de Húrin.

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