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Cuentos Desde El Reino Peligroso (1998)

by J.R.R. Tolkien(Favorite Author)

4.14 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

6070701364 (ISBN13: 9786070701368)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Minotauro

review 1: A very interesting collection of stories by J. R. R. Tolkien. Some of the stories were clearly meant to be read aloud to children, but are highly enjoyable to child and adult alike. The verses collected under the name Adventures of Tom Bombadil are, most of them, haunting and slightly melancholy. The Smith of Wootton Major is inspiring and stimulates the imagination.Another feature of this book (to classicists) is the occasional bit of Greek or Latin, such as the wealthy dragon Chrysophylax (Χρυσοφυλαξ), 'Guard of gold', with his great hoard of treasures in his cave.
review 2: Nothing in here is great. Roverandom is cute but rapidly becomes a sprawling mess. Farmer Giles of Ham shows a light touch and is pleasantly easy reading. The Adventures of Tom ... moreBombadil is probably of interest to Lord of the Rings completists, but doesn't do much beside fleshing out some of the mythology there. Smith of Wootton Major is another pleasing diversion. Leaf by Niggle may be the strongest story here, but by far the best bit is the Appendix - an essay On Fairy Stories.Overall this has the feel of a money maker for the Tolkien estate. It certainly doesn't contain anything that would enhance the man's reputation. less

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