nVenture into the imagination of J.R.R. Tolkien with these classic fantasies that dazzle and delight. n nSmith of Wootton Major nLike The Hobbit, this is first and foremost a goodtale--dense and engrossing, full of unexpectedturns. . . . It is both homely and haunting, and in its way, almost literally bewitching.--The New York Times Book Review n nA short prose meditation on the gift of fantasy, what it is, whence it comes, and what it means to the life and character of the man who receives it.--Paul H. Kocher, author of Master of Middle-earth n nFarmer Giles of Ham n nThis short story is a delightfully ribald mock-heroic tale. When a cunning, inquisitive, greedy, well-armored but not overly bold dragon invades a kingdom, a most unwilling Farmer Giles is chosen to slay the dragon . . . a dragon who refuses to fight.n