Farmer Giles of Ham Resources & Further Study

This Study Guide consists of approximately 15 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Farmer Giles of Ham.

Farmer Giles of Ham Resources & Further Study

This Study Guide consists of approximately 15 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Farmer Giles of Ham.
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Carpenter, Humphrey, ed. The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien. London: Allen & Unwin, 1981. Carpenter presents a generous selection of all or parts of some 354 of Tolkien's letters. The letters of late 1938 and early 1939 mention his plans to write a sequel to Farmer Giles of Ham and perhaps some three or four other stories of the Little Kingdom. In a letter of 1947 Tolkien denies that Farmer Giles of Ham was written for children and emphasizes that it is "specially composed for reading aloud." This book is indispensable for revealing important observations made by the author on his own work.

——. Tolkien: A Biography. London: Allen & Unwin, 1977. The authorized biography, which includes references to Farmer Giles of Ham during the critical years of 1938 and 1949.

Nitzsche, Jane Chance. Tolkien's Art: A Mythology for England. New York: St.

Martin's, 1979. In a brief but rewarding discussion, Nitzsche elaborates...

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