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|title=Letters from Father Christmas | |title=Letters from Father Christmas | ||
|image=[[Image:Letters from Father Christmas.jpg| | |image=[[Image:Letters from Father Christmas.jpg|225px]] | ||
|author=[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] | |author=[[J.R.R. Tolkien]]; [[Baillie Tolkien]] (ed.) | ||
|publisher= | |publisher=[[Allen and Unwin|George Allen and Unwin]] (UK)<br/>[[Houghton Mifflin]] (US) | ||
|date= | |date=[[2 September]] [[1976]] (UK)<br/>[[19 October]] 1976 (US) | ||
|format= | |format= | ||
|pages= | |pages= | ||
|isbn= | |isbn=0-04-823130-4 | ||
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'''''Letters from Father Christmas''''', known in earlier editions as '''''The Father Christmas Letters''''', is a a collection of letters written and illustrated by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] between [[1920]] and [[1942]] for his children, from "Father Christmas". They tell of the adventures and misadventures of Father Christmas and his helpers, including the North Polar Bear and his two sidekick cubs, Paksu and Valkotukka. The book was first published on [[2 September|September 2]]nd, [[1976]], edited by [[Baillie Tolkien]]. | |||
'''''Letters from Father Christmas''''', known in earlier editions as '''''The Father Christmas Letters''''', is a a collection of letters written and illustrated by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] between [[1920]] and [[1942]] for his children, from "Father Christmas". They tell of the adventures and misadventures of Father Christmas and his helpers, including the North Polar Bear and his two sidekick cubs, Paksu and Valkotukka. The book was first published | |||
==Editions== | ==Editions== | ||
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While the ''Letters from Father Christmas'' do not relate to the [[Middle-earth]] of Tolkien's [[legendarium]], some parts of the content can be noted: | While the ''Letters from Father Christmas'' do not relate to the [[Middle-earth]] of Tolkien's [[legendarium]], some parts of the content can be noted: | ||
* | *Santa's elf-secretary [[Ilbereth]] (progenitor of [[Elbereth Gilthoniel|Elbereth]]?) | ||
*glimpses of elvish writing and the [[Goblin Alphabet]] | |||
*glimpses of elvish writing and the | *[[Arktik|"Arctic" Quenya]] | ||
==From the Publisher== | ==From the Publisher== | ||
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Now, for the first time, these letters are brought to life with specially arranged holiday music. | Now, for the first time, these letters are brought to life with specially arranged holiday music. | ||
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Revision as of 12:25, 19 October 2012
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| Author | J.R.R. Tolkien; Baillie Tolkien (ed.) |
| Publisher | George Allen and Unwin (UK) Houghton Mifflin (US) |
| Released | 2 September 1976 (UK) 19 October 1976 (US) |
| ISBN | 0-04-823130-4 |
Letters from Father Christmas, known in earlier editions as The Father Christmas Letters, is a a collection of letters written and illustrated by J.R.R. Tolkien between 1920 and 1942 for his children, from "Father Christmas". They tell of the adventures and misadventures of Father Christmas and his helpers, including the North Polar Bear and his two sidekick cubs, Paksu and Valkotukka. The book was first published on September 2nd, 1976, edited by Baillie Tolkien.
Editions
- 1976: The Father Christmas Letters. London: George Allen & Unwin; Boston: Houghton Miflin. [48 pages long, omits the letters from 1920-1924 and from 1939-1942]
- 1995: Letters from Father Christmas. London: CollinsChildren'sBooks; Boston: Houghton Mifflin. [Facsimiles of letters with envelopes, with three previously unpublished pictures]
- 1999: Letters from Father Christmas. London: HarperCollins; Boston: Houghton Mifflin. [Revised and enlarged edition]
- 2004: Letters from Father Christmas. London: HarperCollins; Boston: Houghton Mifflin. [Revised and enlarged edition]
Relation to the Legendarium
While the Letters from Father Christmas do not relate to the Middle-earth of Tolkien's legendarium, some parts of the content can be noted:
- Santa's elf-secretary Ilbereth (progenitor of Elbereth?)
- glimpses of elvish writing and the Goblin Alphabet
- "Arctic" Quenya
From the Publisher
For more than twenty years, the children of J.R.R. Tolkien received letters from the North Pole -- from Father Christmas himself! They told wonderful stories of mischief and disaster, adventures and battles: how 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, and many others. Now, for the first time, these letters are brought to life with specially arranged holiday music.
