Combined into one volume, this is the definitive assortment of Tolkien’s five acclaimed modern classic ‘fairie’ tales in the vein of ‘The Hobbit’, examine by Derek Jacobi.

The five tales are written with the same skill, quality and charm that produced The Hobbit a vintage. Largely overlooked for their short lengths, these are joined within one volume which reaffirms Tolkien’s place as a master storyteller for visitors young and aged.

• Roverandom can be a toy pet dog who, enchanted about Tales from the Perilous Realm with a fine sand sorcerer, reaches explore the world and encounter strange and fabulous animals;

• Farmer Giles of Ham can be body fat and unheroic, but – having unwittingly were able to scare off a short-sighted giant – is named upon to do battle whenever a dragon involves town;

• The Travels of Tom Bombadil tells in verse of Tom’s many adventures with hobbits, princesses, dwarves and trolls;

• Leaf by Niggle recounts the unusual adventures from the painter Niggle who sets out to color an ideal tree;

• Smith of Wootton Main journeys towards the Property of Faery because of the magical ingredients of the Great Cake from the Feast of Good Children.

Taken collectively, this rich assortment of work from the author of THE KIDS of Húrin provides the reader with a remarkable trip into lands as wild and strange as Middle-earth.