![]() ![]() We can only serve the continental US, Alaska, and Hawaii. Smith of Wootton Major: The last of Tolkien's fiction to be published in his lifetime, this is a haunting tale about a boy who unwittingly swallows a faery star, granting him the ability to wander freely between the mortal world and the land of Faery until he grows into the twilight of life and must make a difficult choice.įarmer Giles of Ham: An imaginative history of the distant past that follows the unheroic and entirely unwilling Farmer Giles as he attempts to expel a cunning but not exactly bold dragon from the borders of the kingdom. Paired in this volume are two short tales of enchantment and adventure that explore the craft of fantastical fiction in a way that only Tolkien could. Tolkien was also prolific in writing beyond the confines of Middle-earth. he doesnt intend to be viewed as a dragon-slayer, but is. Farmer Giles doesnt intend to drive away a giant, but does so. ![]() The second story, Farmer Giles of Ham, is a tale about an accidental hero. Tolkien with two hard-to-find classic fantasiesīest known for his beloved works of fantasy The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. It remains interesting in a dream-like manner - in some ways, reading Smith of Wootton Major feels a little like reading an account of a dream. ![]()
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