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In Tolkien's creative world, there are the shocking "Lord of the Rings" and the vast and magnificent world of Middle-earth, as well as short stories, poems and famous and far-reaching speeches that embody his extraordinary imagination, scholar's sense of humor and painful life experience. This book adopts a unique method of editing and selecting Tolkien's works and consists of two parts: the first half is about his creation practice of fairy tales, which is composed of 4 classic short stories and 16 poems; the second half of the appendix is ​​about his theory of fairy tales. The 45,000 words of Tolkien's most famous lecture "On Wonderland", which has a profound influence on later generations, is fully included, giving a glimpse of the unique view of fantasy and fairy tales of the originator of contemporary fantasy. Although these classic short stories spanned 40 years of creation, they are "on the edge" of the world of Middle-earth, but they are the epitome of Tolkien's narrative genius. International illustrator and Oscar winner Alan Lee presents 50 illustrations.