The definitive collection of J.R.R.Tolkien's four acclaimed modern classic fairy tales, finally together in a volume which reaffirms his place as a master storyteller for readers young and old.

The fat and unheroic Farmer Giles of Ham is called upon to do battle with the dragon Chrysophylax; Niggle the painter sets out to paint the perfect tree in Leaf by Niggle; hobbits, princesses, dwarves and trolls partake in The Adventures of Tom Bombadil; and Smith of Wootton Major journeys to the Land of Faery via the magical ingredients of a giant cake.

FARMER GILES OF HAM

'A fabulous tale of the days when giants and dragons walked the kingdom' - SUNDAY TIMES

LEAF BY NIGGLE

'A haunting and successful demonstration of the qualities of faerie' - NEW YORK TIMES

THE ADVENTURES OF TOM BOMBADIL

'Something close to genius' - THE LISTENER

SMITH OF WOOTTON MAJOR

'Whoever reads it at eight will no doubt still be going back to it at eighty' - NEW STATESMAN