Roverandom

Brand-new paperback edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy story about the adventures of a bewitched toy dog, written before The Hobbit.

The Story Behind Roverandom
While on holiday in 1925, four-year-old Michael Tolkien lost his beloved toy dog on the beach at Filey in Yorkshire. 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.

A Charming Tale Full of Adventure
This enchanting story is populated by:

• A sand-sorcerer
• A terrible dragon
• The king of the sea
• The Man-in-the-Moon

Written before The Hobbit, it was Tolkien’s first full-length children’s book. Now, nearly 100 years later, the adventures of Rover – or, as the story reveals, ‘Roverandom’ – are available in this delightful new paperback edition.

Rich in Wit and Wordplay

• Edited and introduced by Tolkien experts Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond
• Includes Tolkien’s own delightful illustrations

Roverandom is a must-read for fans of Tolkien and lovers of imaginative, whimsical tales.

• 128 pages, 2 b/w, 3 col plates (5pp)