J.R.R. Tolkien: Tales from the Perilous Realm

Blurb:

Combined into one volume, this is the collection of Tolkien’s five modern classic ‘fairie’ tales in the vein of The Hobbit:

Roverandom is a toy dog who, enchanted by a sand sorcerer, gets to explore the world and encounter strange and fabulous creatures.

Farmer Giles of Ham is fat and unheroic, but – having unwittingly managed to scare off a short-sighted giant – is called upon to do battle when a dragon comes to town.

The Adventures of Tom Bombadil tells in verse of Tom’s many adventures with hobbits, princesses, dwarves and trolls

Leaf by Niggle recounts the strange adventures of the painter Niggle who sets out to paint the perfect tree.

Smith of Wootton Major journeys to the Land of Faery thanks to the magical ingredients of the Great Cake of the Feast of Good Children.

J.R.R. Tolkien: Lunar Landscape and The Garden of the Merking’s Palace (illustrations for Roverandom, 1925 / 27)

Tom Bombadil (image source) and Niggle the artist (image source)

Roger Garland: Smith of Wootton Major and Farmer Giles of Ham

The Middle-earth Project

• Introductory Post: Adventures in Arda
• Main Page
  • The People and Peoples of Arda and Middle-earth
  • The Timeline of Arda and Middle-earth
  • The Geography of Arda and Middle-earth
  • The Creatures of Middle-earth
  • The Wars and Battles of Arda and Middle-earth
  • The Weaponry of Middle-earth
  • Shiny Objects in Arda and Middle-earth

Book Reviews and Blog Posts

Book by J.R.R. Tolkien

• The Hobbit: Audiobook performed by Andy Serkis
• The Lord of the Rings: Audiobooks performed by Andy Serkis
• The Silmarillion
• Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth
• The Lays of Beleriand
  • Beren and Lúthien
  • The Children of Húrin
• The Fall of Gondolin
• Tales from the Perilous Realm

Supplemental Material

• Robert Foster: The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
• Karen Wynn Fonstad: The Atlas of Tolkien’s Middle-earth
• Andy Serkis: Gollum: How We Made Movie Magic