{"product_id":"smith-of-wootton-major","title":"Smith of Wootton Major","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA charming new paperback edition of one of J.R.R. Tolkien’s major pieces of short fiction, and his only finished work dating from after the publication of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Lord of the Rings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat began as a preface to The Golden Key by George MacDonald eventually grew into this charming short story, so named by Tolkien to suggest an early work by P.G. Wodehouse. Composed almost a decade after \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and when his lifelong occupation with the ‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSilmarillion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’ was winding down, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSmith of Wootton Major\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was the product of ripened experience and reflection. It was published in 1967 as a small hardback, complete with charming black and white illustrations by Pauline Baynes, and would be the last work of fiction to be published in Tolkien’s own lifetime.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow, more than 50 years on, this enchanting tale of a wanderer who finds his way into the perilous realm of Faery is being published once again in paperback. Contained here are many intriguing links to the world of Middle-earth, as well as to Tolkien’s other tales, and this new edition is enhanced with a facsimile of the illustrated first edition, a manuscript of Tolkien’s early draft of the story, notes and an alternate ending, and a lengthy essay on the nature of Faery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53111955947853,"sku":"OH-IGY4-2EG7","price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/9147\/6557\/files\/9780008737672.jpg?v=1767327702","url":"https:\/\/thebookbus.co.uk\/products\/smith-of-wootton-major","provider":"The Book Bus","version":"1.0","type":"link"}