Adventures of Tom Bombadil [Hardcover]

J. R. R. Tolkien (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (T) (October 1978)
• ISBN-10: 039508251X
• ISBN-13: 978-0395082515
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,305,720 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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5.0 out of 5 stars found it...I think!, June 29, 2000

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M. Weaver "Batz" (Dallas, Tx) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adventures of Tom Bombadil (Hardcover)

I was so sad to see that this book was out of print. I really wanted to read it! But, I think I've found it! It's in a book called "The Tolkien Reader". (here on Amazon they also call it "A Tolkien Reader") The book includes "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil", "Farmer Giles of Ham" and "On Fairy Stories". Enjoy! : )

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5.0 out of 5 stars Tolkien's Best Poetry, January 7, 2001

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Daniel Myers (Greenville, SC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adventures of Tom Bombadil (Hardcover)

Not to many people regard Tolkien as a serious poet: No doubt this is largely the result of the fact that our culture is still gestating the enormous influence his work has had upon it. Another (obvious) reason is that critics, such as Edmund Wilson, simply don't like Tolkien and would like him permanently relegated to the realm of childhood literature.-This thin book of verse,in its spare sixteen poems, is evidence to the contrary. They owe a great deal to Shelley (whom many would also like to relegate to some not quite Literary with a capital "L" realm.) -In fact, parts of "The Sea Bell," by far the best poem in the book, can almost be transliterated line-by-line from a stanza in Shelley's "The Revolt of Islam." -To give an idea of the piquancy of the book's best poems, the last poem in this little book (not inappropriately titled "The Last Ship") concerns a fair maiden wishing to escape the bonds of mortality in an Elven boat passing in the early morning: "A sudden music came to her came, as she stood there gleaming." But, alas, of course,though she dares one step, her mortality bars her from such an escape, "...then deep in clay her feet sank and she halted staring."-Exquisite. Aside from the sheer beauty of such poems, there are obviously deeper themes here than those to be found in nursery rhymes. And, for Heaven's sake, compare it to the grating, nonsensical ranting that has come to pass for sophisticated poetry nowadays!-Why is this book not in print?!?

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful and mysterious, September 9, 2011

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Hazel Weatherfield - See all my reviews

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

No, you won't get to find out much more about Tom Bombadil from this book; who the heck he is and where he comes from... but that's part of what makes him one of the best Tolkien characters (MY favorite, anyway.) You will be left with the same chill and wonder that the rest of his work leaves you with, though. The illustrations capture the feel perfectly, too. This is the kind of thing that I spend the rest of my life quoting from in quiet moments.