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Roverandom
J .R. R Tolkien
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Description for Roverandom
Hardcover. J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy story about the adventures of a bewitched toy dog, written before The Hobbit. Editor(s): Scull, Christina; Hammond, Wayne G. Num Pages: 144 pages, 2 b/w illus, 3 col plates. BIC Classification: FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 116 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy story about the adventures of a bewitched toy dog, written before The Hobbit.
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 ... Read more
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Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007523283
SKU
V9780007523283
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About J .R. R Tolkien
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 60 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.
Reviews for Roverandom
‘This is an old-fashioned story, yet it still speaks freshly today… would leap to life when read aloud to a child’ Independent ‘Lord of the Rings buffs will enjoy picking out bits of Nordic mythology and will relish Tolkien’s fabulous sense of landscape’ The Times