Letters from Father Christmas

by J. R. R. Tolkien

On Sale: 12/14/2010

Letters from Father Christmas

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Letters from Father Christmas

by J. R. R. Tolkien

On Sale: 12/14/2010

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About the Book

This ebook version of Tolkien's timeless classic presents readers with a plethora of full colour images of the original letters alongside the transcribed text, offering a truly engrossing reading experience.

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. No reader, young or old, can fail to be charmed by the inventiveness and ‘authenticity’ of Tolkien’s Letters from Father Christmas.

This ebook version of the letters brings Tolkien's creation alive, providing readers with a truly engaging experience.

Critical Praise

‘Tolkien at his relaxed and ingenious best’
The Times

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Product Details

  • ISBN: 9780007348176
  • ISBN 10: 0007348177
  • Imprint: HarperCollins
  • On Sale: 12/14/2010
  • Pages: 192
  • List Price:11.99 CAD
  • BISAC1 : FICTION / Epistolary
  • BISAC2 : FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology
  • BISAC3 : FICTION / Holidays
  • BISAC4 : FICTION / Family Life
  • BISAC5 : FICTION / Classics

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