Letters from Father Christmas (Enhanced Edition)
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4.1 • 17 Ratings
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Publisher Description
This enhanced ebook of Tolkien’s timeless classic brings together all the original handwritten letters, some never before published, with Tolkien’s original colour illustrations and audio recordings of every letter read by Sir Derek Jacobi and a full cast.
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 coloured 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 humour 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.
This enhanced ebook version of the letters brings Tolkien’s creation alive, providing readers with a truly engrossing multimedia experience.
Reviews
‘Tolkien at his relaxed and ingenious best’
The Times
About the author
J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into almost 50 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.
Customer Reviews
So many memories .
I don't know what age I was when I was bought this book originally but over the years it went from one child and family member to the next . Now a lot older I just had to buy it to read it again , For my granddaughter of course ! I remember my cousin and I wrote letters to each other using the goblin alphabet , maybe in a few years it's something I'll do with my granddaughter?..I hope . A lovely ,classic , heart warming book .
review of the sample, not the book itself
The sample that downloads appears to just consist of the cover of the book, it does not open so I cannot judge what the content of this book is. I wonder if that is due to this being an enhanced book? My experience of iTunes book samples is not as good as Kindle samples, often all that is given is the title and contents pages - luckily I could download the Kindle sample to evaluate the book content.