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I bought "Unfinished Tales" and on the inside of the back cover is this book displayed called "Roverandom" written by J. R. R. Tolkien, edited by Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond. There is a winged dragon above a half moon on the cover.
So does anyone knows this book and/or what it is about?
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Anyone knows Roverandom?
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Posted 31 January 2004 - 07:04 PM
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"Christopher was always much concerned with the consistency of the story and on one occasion ... interrupted: 'Last time, you said Bilbo's front door was blue, and you said Thorin had a golden tassel on his hood, but you've just said that Bilbo's front door was green, and the tassel on Thorin's hood was silver'; at which point Ronald exclaimed 'Damn the boy!' and strode across the room to make a note."
~ Priscilla and John Tolkien, The Tolkien Family Album, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1992, p. 58.
~ Priscilla and John Tolkien, The Tolkien Family Album, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1992, p. 58.
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Posted 31 January 2004 - 07:37 PM
I have that one ... it has got nothing to do with Middle Earth I haev to say ... it is a short novel, I might say ... with 5 illustrations by Tolkien in it. Tolkien wrote it for his second son, Michael, who in 1925 had lost a black and white metal toy dog on the beach and was very upset. It deals with a real dog who was transformed into a toy by a wizard and has many adventures ... he goes to the moon, under the ocean, etc ... it is fun to read but you can feel it was written for a child.
Hope I have answered your question.
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Posted 01 February 2004 - 02:16 PM
It did thanks ! Though I'm wondering now why a dragon was displayed on the cover ...
Guess that has to do with the marketing strategy from the publisher.
! Though I'm wondering now why a dragon was displayed on the cover ... Guess that has to do with the marketing strategy from the publisher.
Anco Peeters [ aka Caedus ]
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"Christopher was always much concerned with the consistency of the story and on one occasion ... interrupted: 'Last time, you said Bilbo's front door was blue, and you said Thorin had a golden tassel on his hood, but you've just said that Bilbo's front door was green, and the tassel on Thorin's hood was silver'; at which point Ronald exclaimed 'Damn the boy!' and strode across the room to make a note."
~ Priscilla and John Tolkien, The Tolkien Family Album, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1992, p. 58.
~ Priscilla and John Tolkien, The Tolkien Family Album, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1992, p. 58.
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Posted 01 February 2004 - 04:30 PM
No No ... at one point, Roverandom and his friend Moondog have wings (can't remember why) and the White Dragon chases them ... that's why ... if you look closely, you can see the two dogs on the right of the image
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Posted 01 February 2004 - 04:39 PM
I do see that the dragon is white and yes there is a dog (only one, so I guess I've a different image) being carried by a bird. Makes more sense now, thx again .
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Anco Peeters [ aka Caedus ]
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"Christopher was always much concerned with the consistency of the story and on one occasion ... interrupted: 'Last time, you said Bilbo's front door was blue, and you said Thorin had a golden tassel on his hood, but you've just said that Bilbo's front door was green, and the tassel on Thorin's hood was silver'; at which point Ronald exclaimed 'Damn the boy!' and strode across the room to make a note."
~ Priscilla and John Tolkien, The Tolkien Family Album, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1992, p. 58.
~ Priscilla and John Tolkien, The Tolkien Family Album, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1992, p. 58.
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Posted 04 February 2004 - 04:23 PM
You are welcome, always ... don't hesitate to ask for more ...
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Posted 16 March 2004 - 04:00 PM
I have never heard of that book, is it good?
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Posted 05 April 2004 - 08:17 AM
Well, it's nice, something closer to Farmer Giles of Ham, than to the ME saga.
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