n nStories, poems, and commentaries by the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings n n FARMER GILES OF HAM n An imaginative history of the distant and marvelous past that introduces the rather unheroic Farmer Giles, whose efforts to capture a somewhat untrustworthy dragon will delight readers everywhere. n n THE ADVENTURES OF TOM BOMBADIL n A collection of verse in praise of Tom Bombadil, that staunch friend of the Hobbits in The Lord of the Rings. n n TREE AND LEAF n Contains On Fairy-stories, Professor Tolkiens now-famous essay on the form of the fairy story and the treatment of fantasy. n n . . . and other dazzling works, including an introduction by Peter S. Beaglen