{"product_id":"smith-of-wootton-manor-by-j-r-r-tolkien","title":"SMITH OF WOOTTON MANOR BY J.R.R TOLKIEN","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSmith of Wootton Major\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eis one of J.R.R. Tolkien’s major pieces of short fiction and his only finished work dating from after the publication of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e.\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 novella, 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was winding down, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSmith of Wootton Major\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewas the product of ripened experience and reflection. It was published in 1967 as a small hardcover, 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.\u003cbr\u003eThis 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\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Games and Stuff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51635625623798,"sku":"9780063580138","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3303\/7465\/files\/81Ox0LTBUPL._SL1500.jpg?v=1789406271","url":"https:\/\/www.gamesandstuffonline.com\/products\/smith-of-wootton-manor-by-j-r-r-tolkien","provider":"Games and Stuff","version":"1.0","type":"link"}