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|title=Letters from Father Christmas | |title=Letters from Father Christmas | ||
|image=[[Image:Letters from Father Christmas.jpg| | |image=[[Image:Letters from Father Christmas.jpg|225px]] | ||
|author=[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] | |author=[[J.R.R. Tolkien]]; [[Baillie Tolkien]] (ed.) | ||
|publisher= | |publisher=[[Allen and Unwin|George Allen and Unwin]] (UK)<br/>[[Houghton Mifflin]] (US) | ||
|date= | |date=[[2 September]] [[1976]] (UK)<br/>[[19 October]] 1976 (US) | ||
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|pages= | |pages= | ||
|isbn= | |isbn=0-04-823130-4 | ||
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'''''Letters from Father Christmas''''', known in earlier editions as '''''The Father Christmas Letters''''', is a collection of letters written and illustrated by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] between [[1920]] and [[1942]] for his children, from "[[Father Christmas]]". They tell of the adventures and misadventures of Father Christmas and his helpers, including the [[North Polar Bear]] and his two sidekick cubs, [[Paksu]] and [[Valkotukka]]. The book was first published on [[2 September|September 2]]nd, [[1976]], edited by [[Baillie Tolkien]]. | |||
==From the publisher== | |||
{{blockquote|For more than twenty years, the children of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] received letters from the North Pole -- from [[Father Christmas]] himself! They told wonderful stories of mischief and disaster, adventures and battles: how 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's house, and many others.Now, for the first time, these letters are brought to life with specially arranged holiday music.}} | |||
==Editions== | ==Editions== | ||
*[[1976]]: ''The Father Christmas Letters''. London: George Allen & Unwin; Boston: Houghton Miflin. [48 pages long, omits the letters from 1920-1924 and from 1939-1942] | *[[1976]]: ''The Father Christmas Letters''. London: George Allen & Unwin; Boston: Houghton Miflin. [48 pages long, omits the letters from 1920-1924 and from 1939-1942] | ||
*[[1995]]: ''Letters from Father Christmas''. London: CollinsChildren'sBooks; Boston: Houghton Mifflin. [Facsimiles of letters with envelopes, with three previously unpublished pictures] | *[[1995]]: ''Letters from Father Christmas''. London: CollinsChildren'sBooks; Boston: Houghton Mifflin. [Facsimiles of letters with envelopes, with three previously unpublished pictures] | ||
*[[1999]]: ''Letters from Father Christmas''. London: HarperCollins; Boston: Houghton Mifflin. [Revised and enlarged edition] | *[[1999]]: ''Letters from Father Christmas''. London: HarperCollins; Boston: Houghton Mifflin. [Revised and enlarged edition; Revised version: 2004] | ||
*[[ | *[[2009]]: ''Letters from Father Christmas''. London: HarperCollins. [New paperback edition] | ||
*[[2012]]: ''Letters from Father Christmas''. London: HarperCollins; Boston: Houghton Mifflin.[Revised and enlarged edition] | |||
*[[2020]]: ''Letters from Father Christmas''. London: HarperCollins; Boston: Houghton Mifflin.[Centenary edition] | |||
==Relation to the | ==Relation to the legendarium== | ||
While the ''Letters from Father Christmas'' do not relate to the [[Middle-earth]] of Tolkien's [[legendarium]], some parts of the content can be noted: | While the ''Letters from Father Christmas'' do not relate to the [[Middle-earth]] of Tolkien's [[legendarium]], some parts of the content can be noted: | ||
* | *Father Christmas' elf-secretary [[Ilbereth]] (progenitor of [[Elbereth Gilthoniel|Elbereth]]?) | ||
*glimpses of elvish writing and the [[Goblin Alphabet]] | |||
*glimpses of elvish writing and the | *[[Arktik|"Arctic" Quenya]] | ||
Kris Swank has discussed similarities between ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and the ''Letters from Father Christmas'', noting that they share a couple of story elements and that both works "contain story elements which have common roots in Tolkien's early [[The Book of Lost Tales|Lost Tales]] and poems".<ref>Kris Swank, "[http://www.questia.com/library/journal/1G1-350791919/the-hobbit-and-the-father-christmas-letters ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Father Christmas Letters'']", in [[Mythlore 123|''Mythlore'' 123]]</ref> | |||
[[ | ==External links== | ||
*[http://wayneandchristina.wordpress.com/2012/11/06/the-father-christmas-letters-4/ The ‘Father Christmas’ Letters] by [[Christina Scull]] | |||
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Revision as of 07:32, 22 November 2021
Letters from Father Christmas | |
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File:Letters from Father Christmas.jpg | |
Author | J.R.R. Tolkien; Baillie Tolkien (ed.) |
Publisher | George Allen and Unwin (UK) Houghton Mifflin (US) |
Released | 2 September 1976 (UK) 19 October 1976 (US) |
ISBN | 0-04-823130-4 |
Letters from Father Christmas, known in earlier editions as The Father Christmas Letters, is a collection of letters written and illustrated by J.R.R. Tolkien between 1920 and 1942 for his children, from "Father Christmas". They tell of the adventures and misadventures of Father Christmas and his helpers, including the North Polar Bear and his two sidekick cubs, Paksu and Valkotukka. The book was first published on September 2nd, 1976, edited by Baillie Tolkien.
From the publisher
For more than twenty years, the children of J.R.R. Tolkien received letters from the North Pole -- from Father Christmas himself! They told wonderful stories of mischief and disaster, adventures and battles: how 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's house, and many others.Now, for the first time, these letters are brought to life with specially arranged holiday music.
Editions
- 1976: The Father Christmas Letters. London: George Allen & Unwin; Boston: Houghton Miflin. [48 pages long, omits the letters from 1920-1924 and from 1939-1942]
- 1995: Letters from Father Christmas. London: CollinsChildren'sBooks; Boston: Houghton Mifflin. [Facsimiles of letters with envelopes, with three previously unpublished pictures]
- 1999: Letters from Father Christmas. London: HarperCollins; Boston: Houghton Mifflin. [Revised and enlarged edition; Revised version: 2004]
- 2009: Letters from Father Christmas. London: HarperCollins. [New paperback edition]
- 2012: Letters from Father Christmas. London: HarperCollins; Boston: Houghton Mifflin.[Revised and enlarged edition]
- 2020: Letters from Father Christmas. London: HarperCollins; Boston: Houghton Mifflin.[Centenary edition]
Relation to the legendarium
While the Letters from Father Christmas do not relate to the Middle-earth of Tolkien's legendarium, some parts of the content can be noted:
- Father Christmas' elf-secretary Ilbereth (progenitor of Elbereth?)
- glimpses of elvish writing and the Goblin Alphabet
- "Arctic" Quenya
Kris Swank has discussed similarities between The Hobbit and the Letters from Father Christmas, noting that they share a couple of story elements and that both works "contain story elements which have common roots in Tolkien's early Lost Tales and poems".[1]
External links
References
- ↑ Kris Swank, "The Hobbit and The Father Christmas Letters", in Mythlore 123
The world of the Letters from Father Christmas | |
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Main characters: | Father Christmas · North Polar Bear · Ilbereth |
Other characters: | Mr Cave Bear · Green Brother · Grandfather Yule Man in the Moon · Paksu & Valkotukka · Snow Man |
Races & Peoples: | Goblins · Green elves · Red Elves · Snow-elves · Snow-men |
Other concepts: | Arktik · Goblin Alphabet · Windbeam |