{"product_id":"tolkien-reader-1","title":"Tolkien Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAn absorbing collection of stories, poems, and commentaries by the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e and The Lord of the Rings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRenowned around the world as the author of \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/span\u003e and The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien was also a distinguished academic and professor whose writings and lectures expand beyond the scope of his beloved Middle-earth. From short stories of fantastical adventures to essays on imagination and the narrative form, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Tolkien Reader \u003c\/span\u003egathers some of these fascinating and hard-to-find works into one volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTree and Leaf:\u003c\/span\u003e Professor Tolkien’s now-famous essay “On Fairy-stories” and the short story “Leaf by Niggle” examine and illustrate the form and treatment of fantasy narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm’s Son:\u003c\/span\u003e A short play inspired by \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Battle of Malden,\u003c\/span\u003e an Old English poem with no ending and no beginning that describes a historical tenth-century battle between the English and Viking invaders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFarmer Giles of Ham:\u003c\/span\u003e An imaginative history of the distant past that follows the unheroic Farmer Giles as he attempts to capture a somewhat untrustworthy dragon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Adventures of Tom Bombadil:\u003c\/span\u003e A delightful collection of verse in praise of Tom Bombadil, staunch friend of the hobbits in The Lord of the Rings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpring '26\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nRequired FLBC textbook for C. S. Lewis \u0026amp; Friends course taught by Mrs. Madison Trost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpring '25\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nRequired FLBC textbook for C. S. Lewis \u0026amp; Friends course taught by Miss Madison Greven.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ambassador Publications","offers":[{"title":"Tolkien Reader","offer_id":51849296445742,"sku":"BN0212","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/1582\/7758\/files\/Tolkien-Reader_43ebfe12-3b6f-4f48-b683-473b6e5030fc.jpg?v=1773542720","url":"https:\/\/store.ambassadorpublications.org\/products\/tolkien-reader-1","provider":"Ambassador Publications","version":"1.0","type":"link"}