| Front Cover |
Book Details |
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| Author |
| J.R.R. Tolkien |
| J. R. R. Tolkien |
| Christina Scull |
| J. R. R Tolkien |
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| Subject |
Dogs |
| Publication Date |
April 1998 |
| Format |
Hardcover (227
x
139
mm)
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| Publisher |
Houghton Mifflin |
| Language |
English |
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| Plot |
| 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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| Product Details |
| LoC Classification |
PZ7.T5744Ro 1998 |
| ISBN |
0395898714 |
| Cover Price |
$17.00 |
| Nr of Pages |
106 |
| First Edition |
No |
| Rare |
No |
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| Original Details |
| Original Publication Year |
1998 |
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