num_pages: 164
description: The editors of the rediscovered Tolkien novel Roverandom present an expanded fiftieth anniversary edition of Tolkien's classic Farmer Giles of Ham, complete with a map, the original story outline, the original first-edition illustrations by Pauline Baynes, and the author's notes for an unpublished sequel. Farmer Giles of Ham is a light-hearted satire that tells the tale of a reluctant hero who must save his village from a dragon.
language: English
title: Farmer Giles of Ham
titlecomplete: Farmer Giles of Ham
characters: Farmer Giles, Chrysophylax Dives, Augustus Bonifatius rex et basileus, Agatha of Ham, Garm
genres: Audiobook, Short Stories, Childrens, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fantasy, Classics, Dragons, Adventure, Fiction, Humor
ratings_count: 10360
places: Ham, Thames Valley, The Little Kingdom
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Mythopoeic Scholarship Award
category: Inklings Studies
publisher: HarperCollinsPublishers/Modern Classics