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|author=[[Tom Shippey]], et al. Edited by [[Trevor Reynolds]]
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|publisher=[[The Tolkien Society]]
|publisher=[[The Tolkien Society]]
|date=[[1991]]
|date=[[1991]]
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|isbn=0905520033
|isbn=0905520033
|series=[[Peter Roe Memorial Fund]]
|precededby=[[Some Light on Middle-earth]]
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'''''Leaves from the Tree: J.R.R. Tolkien's Shorter Fiction''''' is a booklet containing ''The Proceedings of the 4th Tolkien Society Workshop'' (1989). It includes a paper ("Dragons from Andrew Lang's Retelling of Sigurd to Tolkien's Chrysophylax" by [[Christina Scull]]) that reproduces an extract from Tolkien's unpublished lecture on dragons (see [[Lecture on Dragons]]).
'''''Leaves from the Tree: J.R.R. Tolkien's Shorter Fiction''''' is a collection of the proceedings of the 4th Tolkien Society Workshop, held in Beverley in 1989. It was published under the auspices of the [[Peter Roe Memorial Fund]] in [[1991]].


''Leaves from the Tree'' was published under the auspices of [[the Peter Roe Memorial Fund]].
The publication is notable for including contributions from [[John Rateliff]], [[Christina Scull]] and [[Tom Shippey]]. In particular, [[Christina Scull]]'s paper, "Dragons from Andrew Lang's Retelling of Sigurd to Tolkien's Chrysophylax", reproduces an extract from Tolkien's unpublished lecture on dragons (see [[Lecture on Dragons]]).


==Contents==
==Contents==
*"Tolkien and The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth"
*"Tolkien and 'The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth'"
**By: [[Tom Shippey]]
**By: [[Tom Shippey]]
*"In Search of the Bounce: Tolkien seen through Smith"
*"In Search of the Bounce: Tolkien seen through Smith"
**By: [[David Doughan]]
**By: [[David Doughan]]
*"The why, and the how: Reflections on Leaf by Niggle"
*"The 'Why', and the 'How': Reflections on 'Leaf by Niggle'"
**By: [[John Ellison]]
**By: [[John Ellison]]
*"The Lost Heart of the Little Kingdom"
*"The Lost Heart of the Little Kingdom"
**By: [[Alex Lewis]]
**By: [[Alex Lewis]]
*"Early Versions of Farmer Giles of Ham"
*"Early Versions of ''Farmer Giles of Ham''"
**By: [[John Rateliff]]
**By: [[John Rateliff]]
*"Dragons from Andrew Lang's Retelling of Sigurd to Tolkien's Chrysophylax"
*"Dragons from Andrew Lang's Retelling of Sigurd to Tolkien's Chrysophylax"
**By: [[Christina Scull]]
**By: [[Christina Scull]]
*"The Source of The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun"
*"The Source of 'The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun'"
**By: Jessica Yates
**By: Jessica Yates
*"Tom Bombadil and The Lord of the Rings"
*"Tom Bombadil and ''The Lord of the Rings''"
**By: [[Christina Scull]]
**By: [[Christina Scull]]
*"The Natures of Tom Bombadil - A Summary"
*"The Natures of Tom Bombadil: A Summary"
**By: [[Charles Noad]]
**By: [[Charles Noad]]
*"The Real Tom Bombadil"
*"The Real Tom Bombadil"

Revision as of 16:54, 21 June 2014

Leaves from the Tree: J.R.R. Tolkien's Shorter Fiction
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AuthorTom Shippey, et al.
EditorTrevor Reynolds
PublisherThe Tolkien Society
Released1991
FormatPaperback
Pages88
ISBN0905520033
SeriesPeter Roe Memorial Fund
Preceded bySome Light on Middle-earth
Followed byThe First and Second Ages

Leaves from the Tree: J.R.R. Tolkien's Shorter Fiction is a collection of the proceedings of the 4th Tolkien Society Workshop, held in Beverley in 1989. It was published under the auspices of the Peter Roe Memorial Fund in 1991.

The publication is notable for including contributions from John Rateliff, Christina Scull and Tom Shippey. In particular, Christina Scull's paper, "Dragons from Andrew Lang's Retelling of Sigurd to Tolkien's Chrysophylax", reproduces an extract from Tolkien's unpublished lecture on dragons (see Lecture on Dragons).

Contents

  • "Tolkien and 'The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth'"
  • "In Search of the Bounce: Tolkien seen through Smith"
  • "The 'Why', and the 'How': Reflections on 'Leaf by Niggle'"
  • "The Lost Heart of the Little Kingdom"
  • "Early Versions of Farmer Giles of Ham"
  • "Dragons from Andrew Lang's Retelling of Sigurd to Tolkien's Chrysophylax"
  • "The Source of 'The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun'"
    • By: Jessica Yates
  • "Tom Bombadil and The Lord of the Rings"
  • "The Natures of Tom Bombadil: A Summary"
  • "The Real Tom Bombadil"


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