wo bewitching fantasies
by J.R.R. Tolkien, beloved author of THE HOBBIT.
In SMITH OF WOOTTON MAJOR, Tolkien explores the gift of fantasy, and
what it means to the life and character of the man who receives it.
FARMER GILES OF HAM is set in the Thames valley of England in a distant
and marvellous past, when giants and dragons still lived. Its hero,
Farmer Giles, is actually quite unheroic, but through good luck and
the help of his dog Garm, his grey mare, and the magic sword Caudimordax
(or Tailbiter), he tames the wily dragon Chrysophylax and wins great
wealth.. "This special anniversary edition reprints the text first
published in 1949, together with its original illustrations by Pauline
Baynes who is best kinown for her illustrations in the Narnia series
by C S Lewis.
