This beautiful, deluxe slipcased edition of Tolkien's work includes for the first time all available letters, pictures, and envelopes he sent to his children, reproduced in stunning color. It is the perfect Christmas gift for Tolkien enthusiasts of all ages.
This classic festive book with the marvelous letters from Father Christmas written to his children between 1920 and 1940 has been redesigned in a luxurious new edition. It contains new high-quality digital reproductions of his wonderful letters and pictures, including several that have never been printed before, a revised introduction by Baillie Tolkien, and a special colored, fold-out picture at the beginning.
"My dear children, I am more unstable than usual this year. It's the fault of the North Polar Bear. It was the biggest explosion in the world and the most frightening firework ever. It made the North Pole black!"
Every December, an envelope with a North Pole stamp would arrive for the children of J. R. R. Tolkien. Inside would be a letter in strange, spidery handwriting and a beautiful painting or some drawings. The letters were from Father Christmas.
They told wonderful stories about life at the North Pole: • How all the reindeer got loose and scattered presents all around. • How the clumsy Polar Bear climbed the North Pole and fell through Father Christmas's roof into the living room. • How he broke the Moon into four pieces and made the Man in it fall into the backyard. • How there were wars with the troublesome group of goblins living in the caves beneath the house!
Sometimes the Polar Bear would scribble a note, and sometimes Ilbereth the Elf would write in his elegant script, adding even more life and humor to the tales. From the first note to Tolkien's eldest son in 1920 to the last poignant letter to his daughter in 1943, this book collects all the remarkable letters and drawings in a captivating edition. No reader, young or old, can fail to be charmed by the inventiveness of Tolkien's Father Christmas Letters.
Pages: 208, Dimensions: 14.9x14.9cm
