内容简介
Availableforthefirsttimeinonevolume,thisisthedefinitivecollectionofTolkien'sfiveacclaimedmodernclassic'fairie'talesintheveinof'TheHobbit'.Thefivetalesarewrittenwiththesameskill,qualityandcharmthatmadeTheHobbitaclassic.Largelyoverlookedbecauseoftheirshortlengths,theyarefinallytogetherinavolumewhichreaffirmsTolkien'splaceasamasterstorytellerforreadersyoungandold./Roverandomisatoydogwho,enchantedbyasandsorcerer,getstoexploretheworldandencounterstrangeandfabulouscreatures./FarmerGilesofHamisfatandunheroic,but-havingunwittinglymanagedtoscareoffashort-sightedgiant-iscalledupontodobattlewhenadragoncomestotown;/TheAdventuresofTomBombadiltellsinverseofTom'smanyadventureswithhobbits,princesses,dwarvesandtrolls;/LeafbyNigglerecountsthestrangeadventuresofthepainterNigglewhosetsouttopainttheperfecttree;/SmithofWoottonMajorjourneystotheLandofFaerythankstothemagicalingredientsoftheGreatCakeoftheFeastofGoodChildren.ThisnewcollectionisfullyillustratedthroughoutbyOscar-winningartist,AlanLee,whoprovidesawealthofpencildrawingstobringthestoriestolifeashedidsomemorablyforTheHobbitandTheChildrenofHurin.AlanalsoprovidesanAfterword,inwhichheopensthedoorintoillustratingTolkien'sworld.World-renownedTolkienauthorandexpert,TomShippey,takesthereaderthroughthehiddenlinksinthetalestoTolkien'sMiddle-earthinhisIntroduction,andrecountstheirhistoryandthemes.Lastly,includedasanappendixisTolkien'smostfamousessay,"OnFairy-stories",inwhichhebrilliantlydiscussesfairy-storiesandtheirrelationshiptofantasy.Takentogether,thisrichcollectionofnewandunknownworkfromtheauthorofTheChildrenofHurinwillprovidethereaderwithafascinatingjourneyintolandsaswildandstrangeasMiddle-earth.