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Synopsis
A lengthy essay on the nature and literary value of the fairy story is accompanied by a tale illustrating these points and a poem dealing with myths
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Review
‘A haunting and successful demonstration of the qualities of faerie’
New York Times
‘The book must be read... it goes far to explain the nature of his art and justify his success’
The Cambridge Review
‘While springing from deep-rooted convictions, his art has imaginative magic of a very rare quality’
Birmingham Post
About the Author
J R R Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 40 languages and have sold many millions of copies world wide.
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Tree and Leaf. Including the Poem Mythopoeia
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston, 1989
ISBN 10: 0395502322
ISBN 13: 9780395502327
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Tree and Leaf; Including the Poem Mythopoeia
Published by
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston, 1989
ISBN 10: 0395502322
ISBN 13: 9780395502327
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Still stiff to open in clean black cloth with just the faintest haze to top and front edge; in bright clean dust jacket. 1 of 4000 in the first printing.; 4.5 X 0.5 X 7 inches; 101 pages. Seller Inventory # 63954