{"product_id":"the-tolkien-reader","title":"The Tolkien Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAn absorbing collection of stories, poems, and commentaries by the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e and The Lord of the Rings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRenowned around the world as the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Tolkien Reader\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egathers some of these fascinating and hard-to-find works into one volume.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTree and Leaf:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm’s Son:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e A short play inspired by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Battle of Malden,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e an Old English poem with no ending and no beginning that describes a historical tenth-century battle between the English and Viking invaders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFarmer Giles of Ham:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e An imaginative history of the distant past that follows the unheroic Farmer Giles as he attempts to capture a somewhat untrustworthy dragon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Adventures of Tom Bombadil:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e A delightful collection of verse in praise of Tom Bombadil, staunch friend of the hobbits in The Lord of the Rings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Del Rey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51294852612277,"sku":"sh16, c10a","price":3.75,"currency_code":"KWD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0637\/4280\/4149\/files\/9780345345066.webp?v=1751905947","url":"https:\/\/saeedandsamir.com\/en\/products\/the-tolkien-reader","provider":"مكتبة سعيد وسمير | أكبر موسوعة كتب ورقية في الكويت","version":"1.0","type":"link"}