The definitive collection of Tolkien’s classic “fairie” tales, four novellas in the vein of The Hobbit, illustrated by Oscar winner Alan Lee.

• Farmer Giles of Ham. An imaginative, satirical story of the rather unheroic Farmer Giles, who attempts to capture a somewhat untrustworthy dragon .
• Leaf by Niggle. An allegorical tale in which the artist Niggle, faced with a society that does not value art, journeys to truth and beauty.
• Smith of Wootton Major. The meaning of “faery” by means of a story about a cook and his cake.
• Roverandom. Rover, a real dog, is magically transformed into a toy and is forced to seek out the wizard who wronged him in order to be returned to normal. Written by Tolkien in response to his four-year-old son Michael’s lost toy dog on the beach in 1925.
• The Adventures of Tom Bombadil. A collection of verse in praise of Tom Bombadil, that staunch friend of the Hobbits in The Lord of the Rings.

Fantasy/fairy tales for readers of all ages. Contains material supplemental to The Lord of the Rings.