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Farmer Giles of Ham
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May 16, 2020
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July 15, 2020

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Melki
Jun 22, 2019 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Happenstance leads to a simple farmer's becoming a town hero, but it's the man's clever wit that manages to bend a fearsome dragon to his will.

I was going to give this one only three stars as I was annoyed at how Farmer Giles treated his poor, faithful pooch, Garm, but the ending left me laughing, so four magical twinklers for this brief, fun fancy.
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Pamela Lloyd
Dec 09, 2012 rated it really liked it
This is one of Tolkien's lesser known works, but it's lots of fun and deserves to be more widely read. ...more
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