The fat and unheroic Farmer Giles of Ham is called upon to do battle with the dragon Chrysophylax: Niggle the painter sets out to paint the perfect tree; Hobbits, princesses, dwarves and trolls partake in the adventures of Tom Bombadil: and Smith of Wootton Major journeys to the land of Faery via the magicaI ingredients of a giant cake.
This definitive collection of J.R.R. Tolkien's acclaimed short stories and poems reaffirms his status as a master storyteller for readers young and old.
"A fabulous tale of the days when giants and dragons valked the kingdom."
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