Farmer Giles of Ham/Smith of Wootton Major/The Adventures of Tom Bombadil/Leaf by Niggle (BBC Radio Collection)

Roverandom:
‘An old-fashioned story, yet it still speaks freshly today... would leap to life when read aloud to a child’ Independent

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

Four classic tales by the author of
THE HOBBIT

'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; 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.'

This definitive collection of J.R.R. Tolkien's acclaimed short stories and poems reaffirms his status as a master storyteller for readers young and old.

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'