The adventures of Tom Bombadil : and other verses from the Red Book /
Describes Tom's encounters with Goldberry, the River-woman's beautiful daughter; with Old Man Willow, who tries to trap Tom inside his trunk; with the Badger-folk; and with the ghostly Barrow-wight, who dwells in the ancient mound on the hilltop.
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Group Author: | ; ; |
Published: |
HarperCollinsPublishers,
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Publisher Address: | London : |
Publication Dates: | 2014. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Summary: |
Describes Tom's encounters with Goldberry, the River-woman's beautiful daughter; with Old Man Willow, who tries to trap Tom inside his trunk; with the Badger-folk; and with the ghostly Barrow-wight, who dwells in the ancient mound on the hilltop. |
Item Description: | Originally published by George Allen & Unwin, 1962. This special edition has been expanded for the first time to include earlier versions of some of Tolkien's poems, a fragment of a prose story with Tom Bombadil, and comprehensive notes by the editors. |
Carrier Form: | 296 pages : illustrations ; 16 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: |
9780007557271 : 0007557272 |
Index Number: | PR6039 |
CLC: | I561.82 |
Call Number: | I561.82/T649 |
Contents: | The adventures of Tom Bombadil -- Bombadil goes boating -- Errantry -- Princess Mee -- The man in the moon stayed up too late -- The man in the moon came down too soon -- The stone troll -- Perry-the-Winkle -- The mewlips -- Oliphaunt -- Fastitocalon -- Cat -- Shadow-bride -- The hoard -- The sea-bell -- The last ship -- Commentary -- Gallery -- Appendix. |