Letters from Father Christmas

A new edition of Tolkien's famous illustrated Letters from Father Christmas to his children is presented in a stunning hardback format, complete with full-color illustrations. This classic festive book contains high-quality digital reproductions of Tolkien's beautiful letters and pictures, telling wonderful tales of life at the North Pole. The letters were from Father Christmas, written between the 1920s and 1940s, and include notes from the Polar Bear and Ilbereth the Elf. No reader, young or old, can fail to be charmed by Tolkien's inventiveness.

Format: Hardback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 12 October 2023
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

A new edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's famous illustrated Letters from Father Christmas to his children has been released in a stunning hardback format, complete with full-color illustrations. This classic festive book, featuring Tolkien's amazing Father Christmas letters written to his children between the 1920s and the 1940s, has been reworked into a new hardback edition to match other beloved Tolkien titles. The book contains high-quality digital reproductions of Tolkien's beautiful letters and pictures, making it a must-have for fans of the author.

Every December, J.R.R. Tolkien's children would receive an envelope bearing a stamp from the North Pole. Inside would be a letter in strange spidery handwriting and a beautiful colored drawing or some sketches. The letters were from Father Christmas, and they told wonderful tales of life at the North Pole.

The letters described how all 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' house into the dining room, how he broke the Moon into four pieces and made the Man in it fall into the back garden, and how there were wars with the troublesome horde of goblins who lived in the caves beneath the house.

Sometimes, the Polar Bear would scrawl a note, and sometimes Ilbereth the Elf would write in his elegant flowing script, adding yet more life and humor to the stories. From the first note to Tolkien's eldest son in 1920 to the final poignant letter to his daughter in 1943, this book collects all the remarkable letters and pictures in one enchanting edition. No reader, young or old, can fail to be captivated by the magic and wonder of Tolkien's Father Christmas letters.

Weight: 576g
Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780008627577