Digital version on sale now - $1.99
Audiobook $6.19-$7.49
This was published long ago, but it's a wonderful option if you're in the mood for a Christmas read!
Absolutely lovely book of letters from Father Christmas, but really from J.R.R. Tolkien to his children.
The
letters are illustrated and full of fanciful characters such as Polar
Bear, gnomes, goblins and snow babies. He even mentions The Hobbit. The
war with the goblins reminded me of watching The Lord Of The Rings
movies.
The ones written during WORLD WAR I are especially poignant.
This would be a perfect gift to give a Tolkien fan, especially if he has children.
*I borrowed this book through Amazon Prime Reading. All opinions are my own.*5 stars, clean read
BackCover Blurb:
For fans of Tolkien and lovers of Christmas holidays, Letters from Father Christmas
is a gorgeous, festive gift featuring a wealth of letters that Tolkien
created for his children, appearing in this format for the first time.
Published on the 100th anniversary of the first letter Tolkien sent to
his firstborn, John, in 1920, this handsome edition will also include an
introduction from daughter-in-law Baillie Tolkien, reflecting on the
centenary anniversary of the letters, as well as a personal note by
Tolkien himself reproduced for the first time.
Every December, an envelope bearing a stamp from the North Pole would arrive for J.R.R. Tolkien’s children. Inside would be a letter in strange spidery handwriting and a beautiful colored drawing or some sketches. The letters were from Father Christmas.
They told wonderful tales of life at the North Pole: how all the reindeer got loose and scattered presents all over the place; how the accident-prone Polar Bear climbed the North Pole and fell through the roof of Father Christmas’s house into the dining room; how he broke the Moon into four pieces and made the Man in it fall into the back garden; how there were wars with the troublesome horde of goblins who lived in the caves beneath the house!
Sometimes the Polar Bear would scrawl a note, and sometimes Ilbereth the Elf would write in his elegant flowing script, adding yet more life and humor to the stories. No reader, young or old, can fail to be charmed by the inventiveness and “authenticity” of Tolkien’s Letters from Father Christmas.
Every December, an envelope bearing a stamp from the North Pole would arrive for J.R.R. Tolkien’s children. Inside would be a letter in strange spidery handwriting and a beautiful colored drawing or some sketches. The letters were from Father Christmas.
They told wonderful tales of life at the North Pole: how all the reindeer got loose and scattered presents all over the place; how the accident-prone Polar Bear climbed the North Pole and fell through the roof of Father Christmas’s house into the dining room; how he broke the Moon into four pieces and made the Man in it fall into the back garden; how there were wars with the troublesome horde of goblins who lived in the caves beneath the house!
Sometimes the Polar Bear would scrawl a note, and sometimes Ilbereth the Elf would write in his elegant flowing script, adding yet more life and humor to the stories. No reader, young or old, can fail to be charmed by the inventiveness and “authenticity” of Tolkien’s Letters from Father Christmas.
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