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Letters from Father Christmas

CD-Audio

Main Details

Title Letters from Father Christmas
Authors and Contributors      By (author) J. R. R. Tolkien
Read by Derek Jacobi
With John Moffatt
With Christian Rodska
Physical Properties
Format:CD-Audio
Dimensions(mm): Height 125,Width 142
ISBN/Barcode 9780007195527
ClassificationsDewey:823.912
Audience
Children / Juvenile
Edition Unabridged edition

Publishing Details

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publication Date 18 October 2004
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This recording was inspired by the Novelty title of the same name, published Christmas 1995. Read by Derek Jacobi. 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.

Author Biography

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 over 30 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.

Reviews

'Tolkien at his relaxed and ingenious best' The Times