Bilbo's Last Song

Author: J. R. R. Tolkien

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Price : 24.95 AUD
ISBN : 9780091884888
Publisher : Random House Children's Publishers UK
Imprint : Hutchinson
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Publication date : 30 September 2002
Dimensions : 176mm X 125mm
Produced in : United Kingdom
RRP : 27.95
Availability date : 01 November 2012
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Product Type : books

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Author : J. R. R. Tolkien
Bind : Hardback
Edition : New edition
Pages : 40
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Description

"Bilbo's Last Song" is a poem written by Bilbo, hero adventurer of "The Hobbit", before he leaves Middle Earth to take a ship to the Undying Lands beyond the sunset at the end of "The Lord of the Rings". Pauline Baynes' illustrations depict the journey that brings the ring bearers and the company of elves to the Grey Havens and the ship that is waiting to take them on their final journey. Running concurrently is a series of vignettes showing scenes from "The Hobbit"; so Bilbo remembers his first journey as he contemplates his last. A friend of the author's for many years, Pauline Baynes has included several of Tolkien's own ideas in her portrayal of the characters and scenes.

Reviews

"A must for all fans of Tolkien's vast, epic fantasy" -- "Publishers Weekly"