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- 190 pages
- 7 hours of reading
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In 1925, while on vacation with his family on the Yorkshire coast, four-year-old Michael Tolkien lost his favorite toy, a little lead dog he was reluctant to put down even to dig in the sand. To console and distract him, his father, J. R. R. Tolkien, improvised a story - the story of Rover, a real dog magically transformed into a toy, who, after many fantastic adventures in search of the wizard who wronged him, at last wins back his life. This charming tale, peopled by a wise old whale and a terrible dragon, by the king of the sea and the Man-in-the-Moon, was a Tolkien family favorite, going through several typewritten drafts over many years. In 1936, Tolkien submitted it to his British publishers as a possible follow-up to The Hobbit. What his publishers really wanted, however, was another story about Middle-earth, and so he set aside this little book to begin his masterwork, The Lord of the Rings.
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Роверандом, J. R. R. Tolkien
- Language
- Released
- 2004
- Binding
- (Paperback),
- Book condition
- Damaged
- Price
- €6.09
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- Title
- Роверандом
- Language
- Russian
- Authors
- J. R. R. Tolkien
- Publisher
- АСТ
- Released
- 2004
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 190
- ISBN10
- 5170153449
- ISBN13
- 9785170153442
- Series
- Categories
- Tags
- Nature, Adventure, Humor, Animals, Short Stories, Children, Magic, Science Fantasy, Dogs, Journey, Moon
- First published
- 1998
- Original title
- Roverandom
- Rating
- 3.9 out of 5
- Description
- In 1925, while on vacation with his family on the Yorkshire coast, four-year-old Michael Tolkien lost his favorite toy, a little lead dog he was reluctant to put down even to dig in the sand. To console and distract him, his father, J. R. R. Tolkien, improvised a story - the story of Rover, a real dog magically transformed into a toy, who, after many fantastic adventures in search of the wizard who wronged him, at last wins back his life. This charming tale, peopled by a wise old whale and a terrible dragon, by the king of the sea and the Man-in-the-Moon, was a Tolkien family favorite, going through several typewritten drafts over many years. In 1936, Tolkien submitted it to his British publishers as a possible follow-up to The Hobbit. What his publishers really wanted, however, was another story about Middle-earth, and so he set aside this little book to begin his masterwork, The Lord of the Rings.