The Adventures of Tom Bombadil [Hardcover]

J.R.R. Tolkien (Author)

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J.R.R. Tolkien (1892–1973), beloved throughout the world as the creator of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. His chief interest was the linguistic aspects of the early English written tradition, but even as he studied these classics he was creating a set of his own.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 63 pages
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (October 3, 1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 039526801X
• ISBN-13: 978-0395268018
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,551,688 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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J.R.R. Tolkien (1892.1973), beloved throughout the world as the creator of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. His chief interest was the linguistic aspects of the early English written tradition, but even as he studied these classics he was creating a set of his own.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Children will remember these, January 2, 2007

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W. Jamison "William S. Jamison" (Eagle River, Ak United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Adventures of Tom Bombadil (Hardcover)

You do not have to be a fan of Middle Earth to enjoy these. Even though JRRT keeps them in the story by giving the history of their various authorship and antiquity, some are admittedly newer having been written by Bilbo or Frodo, these poems have a charm that makes them unusually vivid to young and old alike. There is a play in the nature of language in these that does seem to make them ancient. Maybe they are. In any case, for whatever the reason, it is amazing to see over the years how these poems "stick" in the mind. Perhaps the most interesting of them is "The Man in the Moon Stayed Up Too Late" followed by "The Man in the Moon Came Down Too Soon". (I note that one web site has the first poem mislabeled as the second.) What these do is remarkable though I can't put my finger on what it is. Children will remember these if you read them to them. They are positive and inspiring and positively sparkle with light and love of words.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not Free SF Reader, September 2, 2007

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Blue Tyson "- Research Finished" (Legion clubhouse) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Adventures of Tom Bombadil (Hardcover)

More stuff about that whacky Tom guy and his background, will not be of
interest to the casual reader. You get some detail on his history in
this story, and how he came to meet his woman, and why he came to live
where he did, and why he has the abilities he does.

It will all seem pretty stiff to a lot of people.