Roverandom

J. R. R. Tolkien

ISBN 10: 0261103547 / ISBN 13: 9780261103542

Editore: HarperCollins, 1998

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Riassunto:

A ‘new’ full-length story written and illustrated by J.R.R. Tolkien

While on holiday in 1925, four-year-old Michael Tolkien lost his beloved toy dog on the beach at Filey in Yorkshire. To console him, his father, J.R.R.Tolkien, improvised a story about Rover, a real dog who is magically transformed into a toy and is forced to seek out the wizard who wronged him in order to be returned to normal.

This charming tale, peopled by a sand-sorcerer and a terrible dragon, by the king of the sea and the Man-in-the-Moon, went through several drafts over the years. Now, more than 70 years on, the adventures of Rover – or, for reasons that become clear in the story, ‘Roverandom’ – are published for the first time. Rich in wit and wordplay, Roverandom is edited and introduced by Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond and includes Tolkien’s own delightful illustrations.

Informazioni sull?autore:

J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 80 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.

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Titolo: Roverandom
Casa editrice: HarperCollins
Data di pubblicazione: 1998
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Good
Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket