Bilbo's Last Song

by J R R Tolkien
Subject: Picture books
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Bilbo's Last Song, J R R Tolkien

BILBO'S LAST SONG is Tolkien's poignant epilogue to The Lord of the Rings. Set in the last moments of the book Tolkien gives us Bilbo's thoughts as he prepares for his final voyage to the Undying Lands beyond the sunset. The song is both a longing to set forth on his ultimate journey and a tender farewell to friends left behind. Pauline Baynes' jewel-like paintings illuminate the text to make a stunning gift book that no Tolkien enthusiast will want to be without. Published to coincide with the release of the second LORD OF THE RINGS motion picture, The Two Towers.

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  • Paperback
    $16.99 RRP
    ISBN: 9780099439752
    Published: 02/11/2012
    Imprint: Red Fox Picture Books
    Extent: 32 pages
    Stock Level: HIGH
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  • Hardback
    $24.99 RRP
    ISBN: 9780091884888
    Published: 01/11/2002
    Imprint: Hutchinson
    Extent: 40 pages
    Stock Level: HIGH
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Ship, my ship! I seek the west,and fields and mountains ever blest. Farewell to Middle-earth at last,I see the Star above your mast!! Bilbo's Last Song is a poem written by Bilbo, hero adventurer of The Hobbit, before he leaves Middle Earth to take a ship to the Undying Lands beyond the sunset at the end of The Lord of the Rings. Pauline Baynes magical, jewel-like illustrations depict the journey that brings the ring bearers and the company of elves to The Grey Havens and the ship that is waiting to take them on their final journey. Running concurrently is a series of vignettes showing scenes from The Hobbit; so Bilbo remembers his first journey as he contemplates his last. A friend of the author's for many years, Pauline Baynes has included several of Tolkien's own ideas in her portrayal of the characters and scenes. The Lord of the Rings, the book of the 20th Century has been acclaimed as the motion picture event of the 21st Century - a groundbreaking epic of good versus evil, extraordinary heroes, wondrous creatures and dark armies of terror. The extraordinary success of this film has brought Tolkien and his world to the forefront of public consciousness worldwide.

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