Roverandom
by J. R. R. Tolkien
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used; Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0007149115
- ISBN 13
- 9780007149117
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Synopsis
In 1925, while on vacation with his family on the Yorkshire coast, four-year-old Michael Tolkien lost his favorite toy, a little lead dog he was reluctant to put down even to dig in the sand. To console and distract him, his father, J. R. R. Tolkien, improvised a story - the story of Rover, a real dog magically transformed into a toy, who, after many fantastic adventures in search of the wizard who wronged him, at last wins back his life. This charming tale, peopled by a wise old whale and a terrible dragon, by the king of the sea and the Man-in-the-Moon, was a Tolkien family favorite, going through several typewritten drafts over many years. In 1936, Tolkien submitted it to his British publishers as a possible follow-up to The Hobbit. What his publishers really wanted, however, was another story about Middle-earth, and so he set aside this little book to begin his masterwork, The Lord of the Rings.
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- Bookseller
- Greener Books Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4418822
- Title
- Roverandom
- Author
- J. R. R. Tolkien
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used; Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 2
- ISBN 10
- 0007149115
- ISBN 13
- 9780007149117
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 09/02/2002
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