Smith of Wootton Major

Smith of Wootton Major, first published in 1967, is a novella by J. R. R. Tolkien. The book began as an attempt to explain the meaning of Faery by means of a story about a cook and his cake. This was intended to be part of a preface by Tolkien to George MacDonald's famous fairy story "The Golden Key". But Tolkien's story grew to become a tale in its own right. The most recent (2005) edition, edited by Verlyn Flieger, includes a previously unpubli... more

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J. R. R. Tolkien

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE (pronounced /ˈtɒlkiːn/; in General American also [ˈtoʊlkiːn]) (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The...

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