The adventures of Tom Bombadil : and other verses from The Red Book / J.R.R. Tolkien ; with illustrations by Pauline Baynes ; edited by Christina Scull & Wayne G. Hammond.
First published by George Allen & Unwin, 1962. This special edition has been expanded for the first time to include earlier versions of some of Tolkien's poems, a fragment of a prose story with Tom Bombadil, and comprehensive notes by the editors. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
The adventures of Tom Bombadil -- Bombadil goes boating -- Errantry -- Princess Mee -- The man in the moon stayed up too late -- The man in the moon came down too soon -- The stone troll -- Perry-the-Winkle -- The mewlips -- Oliphaunt -- Fastitocalon -- Cat -- Shadow-bride -- The hoard -- The sea-bell -- The last ship -- Commentary -- Gallery -- Appendix.
Summary:
Describes Tom's encounters with Goldberry, the River-woman's beautiful daughter; with Old Man Willow, who tries to trap Tom inside his trunk; with the Badger-folk; and with the ghostly Barrow-wight, who dwells in the ancient mound on the hilltop.
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