by J.R.R. Tolkien · tapa dura · ISBN 9780261102088
VAT included
Hamelyn quality guarantee · checked and verified, or your money back
«Farmer Giles of Ham» is the fantasy tale by J.R.R. Tolkien, published by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd in hardback (91 pages, in English).
In a legendary England full of giants and dragons, farmer Giles fires his blunderbuss at a giant and, unintentionally, becomes a hero; when the dragon Chrysophylax threatens the country, everyone expects him to live up to his fame. Tolkien wraps the story in sly humour, irony and philological nods.
Illustrated by Roger Garland. The work was originally published in 1949; the edition described is from 1991. The philological games allude to place names in the Thames valley, such as Worminghall and Thame.
For readers of classic fantasy who appreciate humour and irony, including Tolkien fans looking for a short, standalone tale.
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English writer and academic philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955).
