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'''''Tree and Leaf''''' is a collection of works by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]].
'''''Tree and Leaf''''' is a small anthology published in [[1964]], originally contains two works by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], and was illustrated by [[Pauline Baynes]]:


The original 1964 edition only contained reprints (with some alterations) of the essay "[[On Fairy-Stories]]" and the short story "[[Leaf by Niggle]]", together with a new "Introductory Note" by J.R.R. Tolkien.<ref name=RG>{{CG|RG}}, pp. 1043-2</ref>
* Essay "[[On Fairy-Stories]]" (first published in ''[[Essays Presented to Charles Williams]]'' (1947))
* Short story "[[Leaf by Niggle]]" (first published in ''[[The Dublin Review (January 1945)|Dublin Review]]'' (1945))


From 1988, ''Tree and Leaf'' also included "[[Mythopoeia]]",<ref name=RG/> and a later edition added "[[The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth|The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son]]".<ref>[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tree-Leaf-Including-Poem-Mythopoeia/dp/0395502322/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1301516167&sr=8-2 Tree and Leaf: Including the Poem Mythopoeia] at [http://www.amazon.co.uk/ Amazon.co.uk] (acessed 30 March 2011)</ref>
''Tree and Leaf'' was the first publication in which ''On Fairy-Stories'' and ''Leaf by Niggle'' became readily available to the general public. Both works have been reprinted in collections such as ''[[The Tolkien Reader]]'' (1966), ''[[Poems and Stories]]'' (1980), and ''[[Tales from the Perilous Realm]]'' (1997).
 
* Poem "[[Mythopoeia]]" is included from the [[1988]] edition.
* Poem "[[The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth]]" is included from the [[2001]] edition.
 
==From the publisher <small>(2001 edition)</small>==
{{blockquote|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.<br>
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.<br>
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 The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth.<br>
Tree and Leaf is an eclectic, amusing, provocative and entertaining collection of works which reveals the diversity of J.R.R. Tolkien’s imagination, the depth of his knowledge of English history, and the breadth of his talent as a creator of fantastic fiction.}}
 
==Publication history and gallery==
;Earlier editions
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|File:Tree and Leaf 1971 hardcover.png |1964 hardcover 5th impression
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|File:Tree and Leaf 1968.png|1964 paperback 3rd impression
|File:Tree and Leaf 1971 paperback.png |1964 paperback 5th impression
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* [[George Allen and Unwin]], hardcover ([[1964]]), pp. 92.
** 1964 hardcover edition, 5th impression ([[1971]]), ISBN 0048240133
* [[Unwin Books]], paperback ([[1964]])
** 1964 paperback edition, 3rd impression ([[1968]])
** 1964 paperback edition, 5th impression ([[1971]]), ISBN 0048240141
 
;1988 and later editions
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|File:Tree and Leaf 1988 paperback.png|1988 paperback
|File:Tree and Leaf 2001.png|2001 paperback
|File:Tree and Leaf 2009.png|2009 paperback
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* [[Unwin Hyman]], hardcover ([[1988]]), pp. 101. ISBN 0044402546
* [[Unwin Paperbacks]], paperback ([[1988]]), ISBN 0044402538
* [[HarperCollins]] paperback ([[2001]]), pp. 176. ISBN 0007105045
** 2001 paperback edition, 8th? impression ([[2009]])
 
==See also==
*''[[Tales from the Perilous Realm]]''


{{references}}
==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/booksbytolkien/treeandleaf/description.htm Tree and Leaf] at [[Pieter Collier|Tolkien Library]]
*[http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/booksbytolkien/treeandleaf/description.htm Tree and Leaf] at [[Pieter Collier|Tolkien Library]]


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Latest revision as of 10:26, 10 March 2024

Tree and Leaf
Tree and Leaf 1964 paperback.png
AuthorJ.R.R. Tolkien
IllustratorPauline Baynes
PublisherGeorge Allen and Unwin (UK)
Houghton Mifflin (US)
Released28 May 1964 (UK)
March 1965 (US)
FormatHardcover; paperback
Pages92
ISBN0048240133

Tree and Leaf is a small anthology published in 1964, originally contains two works by J.R.R. Tolkien, and was illustrated by Pauline Baynes:

Tree and Leaf was the first publication in which On Fairy-Stories and Leaf by Niggle became readily available to the general public. Both works have been reprinted in collections such as The Tolkien Reader (1966), Poems and Stories (1980), and Tales from the Perilous Realm (1997).

From the publisher (2001 edition)[edit | edit source]

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 The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth.

Tree and Leaf is an eclectic, amusing, provocative and entertaining collection of works which reveals the diversity of J.R.R. Tolkien’s imagination, the depth of his knowledge of English history, and the breadth of his talent as a creator of fantastic fiction.

Publication history and gallery[edit | edit source]

Earlier editions
1964 hardcover  
1964 hardcover 5th impression  
1964 paperback  
1964 paperback 3rd impression  
1964 paperback 5th impression  
1988 and later editions
1988 hardcover  
1988 paperback  
2001 paperback  
2009 paperback  

See also[edit | edit source]

External links[edit | edit source]


A J.R.R. Tolkien book guide
Books by or mainly by Tolkien
Of Arda Authored by
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hobbit · The Lord of the Rings
(i.The Fellowship of the Ring · ii.The Two Towers · iii.The Return of the King) ·
The Road Goes Ever On · Bilbo's Last Song
Edited by Christopher Tolkien The Silmarillion · Unfinished Tales · The History of Middle-earth series
(i.The Book of Lost Tales: Part One · ii.The Book of Lost Tales: Part Two · iii.The Lays of Beleriand · iv.The Shaping of Middle-earth · v.The Lost Road and Other Writings · vi.The Return of the Shadow · vii.The Treason of Isengard · viii.The War of the Ring · ix.Sauron Defeated · x.Morgoth's Ring · xi.The War of the Jewels · xii.The Peoples of Middle-earth · Index) ·
The Children of Húrin · Beren and Lúthien · The Fall of Gondolin
Edited by others The Annotated Hobbit · The History of The Hobbit · The Nature of Middle-earth ·
The Fall of Númenor · The Maps of Middle-earth
Not of Arda Short stories
and poems
Leaf by Niggle · Farmer Giles of Ham · Smith of Wootton Major · The Adventures of Tom Bombadil ·
Letters from Father Christmas · Mr. Bliss · Roverandom ·
Tree and Leaf (compilation) · Tales from the Perilous Realm (compilation)
Fictional works The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún · The Fall of Arthur · The Story of Kullervo · The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun
Translations and academic works Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo · Finn and Hengest ·
The Monsters and the Critics, and Other Essays · Beowulf and the Critics · Tolkien On Fairy-stories ·
Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary · A Secret Vice · The Battle of Maldon
Collected letters and poems The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien · The Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien
Edited old texts A Middle English Vocabulary · Sir Gawain and the Green Knight · Ancrene Wisse · The Old English Exodus
Books by other authors
Biographies J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography · The Inklings · Tolkien and the Great War
Reference works The Complete Guide to Middle-earth · The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide
Scholarly studies The Road to Middle-earth · The Keys of Middle-earth · The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion ·
The Ring of Words · A Companion to J.R.R. Tolkien · Tolkien's Lost Chaucer ·
Tolkien's Library · Tolkien on Chaucer, 1913-1959
Scholarly journals Tolkien Studies · (The Chronology)
Other works by Tolkien
Linguistic journals Vinyar Tengwar various issues · Parma Eldalamberon issue 11-22
Collections of artwork
and manuscripts
Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien · J.R.R. Tolkien: Life and Legend · J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator ·
The Art of The Hobbit · The Art of The Lord of the Rings · Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth ·
Tolkien: Treasures · J.R.R. Tolkien: The Art of the Manuscript
This list is only a selection of works, for a fuller bibliography of Tolkien see here or here. See also a timeline and an index.