This revised edition of Tolkien's famous illustrated letters from 'Father Christmas' includes extracts and pictures not included in the original publication of 25 years ago.

Letters from Father Christmas

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

The second of two companion volumes which documents the later writing of The Silmarillion, Tolkien's epic tale of war.

 In The War of the Jewels Christopher Tolkien takes up his account of the later history of The Silmarillion from the point where it was left in Morgoth's Ring. The story now returns to Middle-earth, and the ruinous conflict of the High Elves and the Men who were their allies with the power of the Dark Lord. With the publication in this book all of J. R. R. Tolkien's later narrative writing concerned with the last centuries of the First Age, the long history of The Silmarillion, from its beginning in The Book of Lost Tales, is completed; and the enigmatic state of the work at his death can be understood.

 This book contains the full text of the Grey Annals, the primary record of The War of the Jewels, and a major story of Middle-earth now published for the first time: the tale of the disaster that overtook the forest people of Brethil when Hurin the Steadfast came among them after his release from long years of captivity in Angband, the fortress of Morgoth.

The War of the Jewels

La publication des Enfants de Húrin, qui est sans doute la dernière parution d'un inédit de Tolkien, constitue un événement aussi important que celle du Seigneur des Anneaux en 1954, et elle a été accueillie comme telle par des centaines de milliers de lecteurs américains et européens en avril dernier - six mois après, le livre figure toujours dans les meilleures ventes. Seuls les vrais « fans » de Tolkien ont lu des textes tels que Le Silmarillion ou L'Histoire de la Terre du Milieu ; Les Enfants de Húrin s'adressent en revanche aux millions de lecteurs du Seigneur des Anneaux, qui retrouveront le souffle de ce roman dans l'histoire de Túrin, fils de Húrin, héros humain qui cherche sa place parmi les Elfes et les Hommes dans un monde en guerre ; trompé par le destin, il achèvera son existence de manière spectaculaire et tragique. Se déroulant quelques milliers d'années avant Le Seigneur des Anneaux, et annonçant les aventures de Frodo, Aragorn et de leurs compagnons, ce récit fera découvrir le passé de la Terre du Milieu aux lecteurs qui ne connaissent que le plus célèbre roman de Tolkien. Dans le cadre d'un accord mondial, les ayants droit de Tolkien publient le premier ouvrage posthume de JRR Tolkien depuis la parution posthume du Silmarilion en 1977. Présenté pour la première fois dans son intégralité et de façon indépendante, le conte épique qu'est Les Enfants de Húrin réunira les fans du Hobbit et du Seigneur des anneaux, qui y retrouveront elfes et hommes, dragons et nains, ainsi que les riches paysages et personnages propres à l'univers de Tolkien. Commencé en 1918, Les Enfants de Húrin était un des grands contes sur lesquels Tolkien a travaillé toute sa vie durant, bien qu'il n'ait jamais pu en voir le résultat publié. Si l'histoire semble familière à de nombreux fans du fait des extraits et des références qui y sont faites dans nombre de ses autres textes, on a longtemps pensé qu'elle demeurerait un conte inachevé. A présent recomposée par Christopher Tolkien, qui a consciencieusement rassemblé les travaux de son père à partir de différents manuscrits qu'il avait laissé, ce livre constitue l'aboutissement d'un effort continu de 30 ans pour porter le travail de Tolkien à la connaissance d'un large lectorat. Christopher Tolkien: « Depuis longtemps, il me semble fondamental de présenter la version longue qu'a faite mon père des Enfants de Húrin dans un volume indépendant, avec sa propre couverture et un minimum d'intervention éditoriale. Il était surtout important d'en faire un récit continu, sans trous ni interruptions, à condition de ne pas trahir ni inventer, et ce malgré l'état inachevé dans lequel il a laissé certaines parties de son texte. » Déjà dessinateur des cartes qui figurait dans l'édition originale du Seigneur des anneaux il y a plus de cinquante ans, Christopher Tolkien a créé pour cette édition une nouvelle carte particulièrement détaillée. Le livre sera de plus agrémenté d'illustrations d'Alan Lee, à la fois en couverture et dans le coeur du volume, qui est l'illustrateur de Bilbo le Hobbit et de l'édition du centenaire du Seigneur des anneaux. Il a également remporté l'Oscar du meilleur film designer pour l'adaptation cinématographique du Seigneur des anneaux. Victoria Barnsley, éditrice chez Harper Collins : « Le caractère épique des aventures, la tragédie, la fidélité amicale et l'héroïsme sont des traits caractéristiques des talents d'écriture de Tolkien. Ce récit, aussi dramatique et puissant que pouvait l'être Le Seigneur des anneaux, peut à présent être lu et apprécié tel que Tolkien le souhaitait à l'origine. Les Enfants de Húrin seront sans aucun doute une révélation pour des milliers de fans autour du monde. »

Les enfants de Húrin

The comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life of one of the world's greatest storytellers, now revised and expanded to include more than 150 previously unseen letters, with revealing new insights into The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion.

 J. R. R. Tolkien, creator of the languages and history of Middle-earth as recorded in The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, was one of the most prolific letter-writers of this century. Over the years he wrote a mass of letters - to his publishers, to members of his family, to friends, and to 'fans' of his books - which often reveal the inner workings of his mind, and which record the history of composition of his works and his reaction to subsequent events.

 A selection from Tolkien's correspondence, collected and edited by Tolkien's official biographer, Humphrey Carpenter, and assisted by Christopher Tolkien, was published in 1981. It presented, in Tolkien's own words, a highly detailed portrait of the man in his many aspects: storyteller, scholar, Catholic, parent, friend, and observer of the world around him.

 In this revised and expanded edition of The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien, it has been possible to go back to the editors' original typescripts and notes, restoring more than 150 letters that were excised purely to achieve what was then deemed a 'publishable length', and present the book as originally intended.

 Enthusiasts for his writings will find much that is new, for the letters not only include fresh information about Middle-earth, such as Tolkien's own plot summary of the entirety of The Lord of the Rings and a vision for publishing his 'Tales of the Three Ages', but also many insights into the man and his world. In addition, this new selection will entertain anyone who appreciates the art of letter-writing, of which J. R. R. Tolkien was a master.

The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien - Revised and Expanded edition

Read the classic edition of Bilbo Baggins'' adventures in Middle-earth. Featuring more than 60 colour paintings and pencil drawings by the award-winning artist, Alan Lee, Conceptual Designer on Peter Jackson''s THE HOBBIT trilogy.  Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of thirteen dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an unexpected journey ''there and back again''. They have a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon...  The prelude to  The Lord of the Rings ,  The Hobbit  has sold many millions of copies since its publication in 1937, establishing itself as one of the most beloved and influential books of the twentieth century.  It is now available in a smart new package, and is illustrated throughout in gorgeous watercolour and delicate pencil by Alan Lee, Conceptual Artist for Peter Jackson''s films, THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY and THE HOBBIT: THERE AND BACK AGAIN.

The hobbit

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

Painstakingly restored from Tolkien''s manuscripts and presented for the first time as a continuous and standalone story, the epic tale of  Beren and Luthien  will reunite fans of  The Hobbit  and  The Lord of the Rings  with Elves and Men, Dwarves and Orcs and the rich landscape and creatures unique to Tolkien''s Middle-earth.   The tale of Beren and Luthien was, or became, an essential element in the evolution of The Silmarillion, the myths and legends of the First Age of the World conceived by J.R.R. Tolkien. Returning from France and the battle of the Somme at the end of 1916, he wrote the tale in the following year.  Essential to the story, and never changed, is the fate that shadowed the love of Beren and Luthien: for Beren was a mortal man, but Luthien was an immortal Elf. Her father, a great Elvish lord, in deep opposition to Beren, imposed on him an impossible task that he must perform before he might wed Luthien. This is the kernel of the legend; and it leads to the supremely heroic attempt of Beren and Luthien together to rob the greatest of all evil beings, Melkor, called Morgoth, the Black Enemy, of a Silmaril.  In this book Christopher Tolkien has attempted to extract the story of Beren and Luthien from the comprehensive work in which it was embedded; but that story was itself changing as it developed new associations within the larger history. To show something of the process whereby this legend of Middle-earth evolved over the years, he has told the story in his father''s own words by giving, first, its original form, and then passages in prose and verse from later texts that illustrate the narrative as it changed. Presented together for the first time, they reveal aspects of the story, both in event and in narrative immediacy, that were afterwards lost.

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