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Title	:	The Tolkien Reader (Middle-earth Universe)
Author	:	J.R.R. Tolkien
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 251 pages
Published	:	November 12th 1986 by Del Rey (first published September 1st 1966)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Fiction. Short Stories. Poetry. Classics. Literature. Writing. Essays

The Tolkien Reader (Middle-earth Universe)

J.R.R. Tolkien

Paperback | Pages: 251 pages

Rating: 4 | 4601 Users | 187 Reviews

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An invitation to Tolkien's world. This rich treasury includes Tolkien's most beloved short fiction plus his essay on fantasy.

Publisher's Note
Tolkien's Magic Ring, by Peter S. Beagle
The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son
Tree and Leaf
On Fairy-Stories
Leaf by Niggle
Farmer Giles of Ham
The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
Bombadil Goes Boating
Errantry
Princess Mee
The Man in the Moon Stayed Up Too Late
The Man in the Moon Came Down Too Soon
The Stone Troll
Perry-the-Winkle
The Mewlips
Oliphaunt
Fastitocalon
Cat
Shadow-bride
The Hoard
The Sea-Bell
The Last Ship

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Original Title:	The Tolkien Reader
ISBN:	0345345061 (ISBN13: 9780345345066)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Middle-earth Universe
Characters:	Farmer Giles, Tom Bombadil

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The Tolkien Reader, by J.R.R. Tolkien****I picked this up because it looked like a fun, easy read, and was some added information about Middle-Earth and the like. And it wasmostly.This is a collaboration of some of Tolkiens short stories, a play based on an ancient battle in Britain, and poems, as well as an essay on Fairy Stories. The main problem was that the essay was quite long, and began to lose my attention. Im mostly a fiction kind of person, so maybe some people would be more rapt by the

Most of this was probably around 3 stars for me - fine, not memorable.But it also includes a wonderful essay, "On Fairy-Stories." I would consider this required reading for anyone with a particular interest in the fantasy genre. What Tolkien has to say on subjects like originality, escapism, and the role of fairy stories in adult life is just as relevant today as it was when it was written.

Even when he isn't writing about Middle Earth, Tolkien's stories capture the imagination. He writes such fun medieval-type stories. Of course, The Tolkien Reader does venture into Middle Earth, following Master Bombadil on his travels. Tolkien understands that fun and silliness do not negate wisdom or power and that is shown best in his fun and rhyming character of Tom Bombadil. For a collection of good stories for all ages The Tolkien Reader should be your choice.

This book would be worth its weight in buttered toast if only for "On Fairy-Stories" and "Leaf by Niggle." I was glad for the other additions as well, but these two I will come back to again and again for a reminder that life is ready to be mined for beauty and truth.

I just read the essay "On farie Stories" It is simply the best. I find that this is the reason I read!

I debated on how I should rate this book. I really enjoyed a couple of the stories, but liked the poetry less well. I've never really been a fan of poetry, even that within Tolkien's Middle Earth books. However, Leaf: By Niggle and Farmer Giles of Ham were so enjoyable that they bumped this volume up to four stars. In fact, Leaf is so good that I would rate it as one of the best short stories that I have ever read.

No one and when I say no one, I mean NO ONE, not Robert Jordan (who greatly influenced my writing style), not Brandon Sanderson (my favorite author), not J.K. Rowling (who wrote my all-time favorite books), not even my own mother (who taught me to read) had as much influence on my becoming a writer than the father of what we know today as the Fantasy Genre. J.R.R. Tolkien has been my hero since I first read The Hobbit at the age of eleven, and continues to be the inspiration for everything I