A special 50th Anniversary pocket-sized edition of Farmer Giles of Ham has recently been released on the Tolkien Bookshop site. It comes with a new introduction, a map, the Professor’s notes for a sequel and the original first edition illustrations by Pauline Baynes! Don’t forget to check out the other pocket-sized books: The Pocket Hobbit featuring artwork by Tolkien himself, and The Hobbit: Pocket Hardback.
Farmer Giles of Ham did not look like a hero. He was fat and red-bearded and enjoyed a slow, comfortable life. Then one day a rather deaf and short-sighted giant blundered on to his land. More by luck than skill, Farmer Giles managed to scare him away. The people of the village cheered: Farmer Giles was a hero. His reputation spread far and wide across the kingdom. So it was natural that when the dragon Chrysophylax visited the area it was Farmer Giles who was expected to do battle with it!
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