This edition of Tolkien’s famous illustrated letters from Father
Christmas to his children is presented in a new hardback edition.
The perfect Christmas gift for Tolkien lovers of all ages. This
classic festive book of Tolkien’s amazing Father Christmas
letters written to his children between the 1920s and the 1940s has
been reworked into a new hardback edition to match other beloved
Tolkien titles. It contains high-quality digital reproductions of
his beautiful letters and pictures. ‘My dear children, I am more
shaky than usual this year. The North Polar Bear’s fault. It was
the biggest bang in the world, and the most monstrous firework
there has ever been. It turned the North Pole black!’ Every
December an envelope bearing a stamp from the North Pole would
arrive for J.R.R. Tolkien’s children. Inside would be a letter in
strange spidery handwriting and a beautiful coloured drawing or
some sketches. The letters were from Father Christmas. They told
wonderful tales of life at the North Pole: • How all the reindeer
got loose and scattered presents all over the place • How the
accident-prone Polar Bear climbed the North Pole and fell through
the roof of Father Christmas’s house into the dining-room • How
he broke the Moon into four pieces and made the Man in it fall into
the back garden • How there were wars with the troublesome horde
of goblins who lived in the caves beneath the house! Sometimes the
Polar Bear would scrawl a note, and sometimes Ilbereth the Elf
would write in his elegant flowing script, adding yet more life and
humour to the stories. From the first note to Tolkien’s eldest
son in 1920 to the final poignant letter to his daughter in 1943,
this book collects all the remarkable letters and pictures in one
enchanting edition. No reader, young or old, can fail to be charmed
by the inventiveness of Tolkien’s Letters from Father Christmas.
General
Imprint: |
HarperCollins Publishers
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
October 2023 |
Authors: |
J. R. R. Tolkien
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Dimensions: |
228 x 149 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Pages: |
208 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-00-862757-7 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-00-862757-6 |
Barcode: |
9780008627577 |
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