Repackaged to feature Tolkien-s own painting of the Tree of Amalion, this collection includes his famous essay, -On Fairy-stories- and the story that exemplifies this, -Leaf by Niggle-, together with the poem -Mythopoeia- and the verse drama, -The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth-, which tells of the events following the disastrous Battle of Maldon.Fairy-stories are not just for children, as anyone who has read Tolkien will know. In his essay -On Fairy-Stories-, Tolkien discusses the nature of fairy-tales and fantasy and rescues the genre from those who would relegate it to juvenilia. The haunting short story, -Leaf by Niggle-, recounts the story of the artist, Niggle, who has -a long journey to make- and is seen as an allegory of Tolkien-s life.The poem -Mythopoeia- relates an argument between two unforgettable characters as they discuss the making of myths. Lastly, and published for the very first time, we are treated to the translation of Tolkien-s account of the Battle of Maldon, known as
