In 1925, four-year-old Michael Tolkien lost his beloved toy dog on the beach. To console him, his father, J.R.R. Tolkien, improvised a story about Rover, a real dog who is magically transformed into a toy and is forced to seek out the wizard who wronged him in order to be returned to normal. This charming tale, peopled by a sand-sorcerer and a terrible dragon, by the king of the sea and the Man-in-the-Moon, endured several drafts over the years. Now, more than seventy years later, the adventures of Rover are published for the first time. Rich in wit and wordplay, Roverandom is edited and introduced by Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond and illustrated with Tolkien's own delightful drawings.
About the AuthorScull, Christina: - CHRISTINA SCULL is a leading expert on Tolkien and coauthor of the acclaimed
The Art of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator, The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, and
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide with Wayne G. Hammond.
Hammond, Wayne G.: - WAYNE G. HAMMOND is a leading expert on Tolkien and coauthor of the acclaimed
The Art of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator, The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, and
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide with Christina Scull.
Tolkien, J. R. R.: - J.R.R. TOLKIEN (1892-1973) is the creator of Middle-earth and author of such classic and extraordinary works of fiction as
The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and
The Silmarillion. His books have been translated into more than fifty languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.