Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Speculative fiction portal Farmer Giles of Ham is a comic medieval fable written by J. The editors of the best-selling rediscovered Tolkien novel Roverandom present an expanded. So it was natural that when the dragon Chrysophylax visited the area it was Farmer Giles who was expected to do battle with it! A commemorative golden anniversary edition of Tolkien's classic book, including a new introduction, a map, a copy of Tolkien's unpublished short story which he expanded for publication, his notes for an aborted sequel, and the original first edition illustrations by Pauline Baynes. Buy a cheap copy of Farmer Giles of Ham book by J.R.R. His reputation spread far and wide across the kingdom. The people of the village cheered: Farmer Giles was a hero. (Illustrator) 207 ratings 3.9 on Goodreads 9,715 ratings See all formats and editions Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 20.00 3 Used from 20.00 1 Collectible from 79. TOLKIEN (Author), Illus by Pauline Baynes. In full his name was gidius Ahenobarbus Julius Agricola de Hammo for people were richly endowed with names in those days, now long ago, when this island was still happily divided into many kingdoms. More by luck than skill, Farmer Giles managed to scare him away. Farmer Giles of Ham Hardcover Januby J.R.R. Farmer Giles of Ham gidius de Hammo was a man who lived in the midmost parts of the Island of Britain. History One fine summer night Giles was woken up by the cries of Garm, who warned him of a giant trespassing upon his property. He also had a dog named Garm, a wife named Agatha, a grey mare, and a son named Georgius. He had a red beard and large, red, thick hands. Then one day a rather deaf and short-sighted giant blundered on to his land. Giles was a slow sort and set in his ways. He was fat and red-bearded and enjoyed a slow, comfortable life. Farmer Giles of Ham did not look like a hero. A commemorative golden anniversary edition of Tolkien's classic book, including a new introduction, a map, a copy of Tolkien's unpublished short story which he expanded for publication, his notes for an aborted sequel, and the original first edition illustrations by Pauline Baynes.

Farmer Giles of Ham by J.R.R. Tolkien