The Adventures of Tom Bombadil - Softcover

Tolkien, J. R. R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 039526801X ISBN 13: 9780395268018

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, 1978

Synopsis

A volume of songs, rhymes and poems from "The Red Book". They tell of Tom's encounters with Goldberry, with Old Man Willow, who tries to trap Tom inside his trunk, with the Badger-folk, and with the ghostly Barrow-wight, as well as with a princess, trolls, dwarves and legendary beasts.

About this title

About the Author:

J.R.R. Tolkien (1892–1973), beloved throughout the world as the creator of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. His chief interest was the linguistic aspects of the early English written tradition, but even as he studied these classics he was creating a set of his own.

Review:

`Professor Tolkien revealed in the verses scattered through The Hobbit that he had a talent for songs, riddling rhymes, and a kind of balladry. In The Adventures of Tom Bombadil the talent can be seen to be close to genius.'LISTENER

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Publication date: 1978
• ISBN 10: 039526801X
• ISBN 13: 9780395268018
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 63