{"product_id":"smith-of-wootton-major-farmer-giles-of-ham-9780345336064","title":"Smith of Wootton Major \u0026 Farmer Giles of Ham","description":"\u003cb\u003eVenture into the imagination of J.R.R. Tolkien with two hard-to-find classic fantasies\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBest known for his beloved works of fantasy \u003ci\u003eThe Hobbit \u003c\/i\u003eand The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien was also prolific in writing beyond the confines of Middle-earth. Paired in this volume are two short tales of enchantment and adventure that explore the craft of fantastical fiction in a way that only Tolkien could. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSmith of Wootton Major: \u003c\/b\u003eThe last of Tolkien's fiction to be published in his lifetime, this is a haunting tale about a boy who unwittingly swallows a faery star, granting him the ability to wander freely between the mortal world and the land of Faery until he grows into the twilight of life and must make a difficult choice. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFarmer Giles of Ham: \u003c\/b\u003eAn imaginative history of the distant past that follows the unheroic and entirely unwilling Farmer Giles as he attempts to expel a cunning but not exactly bold dragon from the borders of the kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Ronald Reuel Tolkien\u003c\/b\u003e was born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. After serving in World War I, he embarked upon a distinguished academic career and was recognized as one of the finest philologists in the world. He was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. He is, however, beloved throughout the world as the creator of Middle-earth and author of such classic works as \u003ci\u003eThe Hobbit \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eThe Lord of the Rings. He died on September 2, 1973, at the age of eighty-one.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Del Rey Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50611806863634,"sku":"9780345336064","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_08255799-1551-42ad-92a3-d03095b26f62.jpg?v=1732366727","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/smith-of-wootton-major-farmer-giles-of-ham-9780345336064","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}