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Smith of Wootton Major

By: J. R. R. Tolkien
Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
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Tolkien’s acclaimed modern classic ‘fairie’ tale, read by Derek Jacobi.

Smith of Wootton Major journeys to the Land of Faery thanks to the magical ingredients of the Great Cake of the Feast of Good Children.

©1967, 2005 The Tolkien Trust (P)1999 HarperCollins Publishers Dragons & Mythical Creatures Epic Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy Humorous Magic Fiction Mythology Comedy Feel-Good Funny Witty Scary

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Enchanting Fairy Tale • Whimsical Plot • Excellent Narration • Evocative Storytelling • Multigenerational Appeal
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Reread via Audible on a car ride today. Amazing! And Derek Jacobi could read the back of a soup can and leave me enthralled.
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I want to have kids just so I can read them stories like this. I wanted to eat the Twenty-Fourth Year Cake; I wanted to hear Smith Smithson sing while he smithied; and just when my eyes were bugging out of my head because of the beautiful descriptions of Faerie, I remembered it all started with a Master Baker. The story changed hands at least three times, but it was seamless. Each one of the hands could have been a story of Their Own.

I'd rate this a G. Read this to your chilluns! They need more magic. So do you!

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The calliope music is distracting and inappropriate this is not a cute little children’s story. You should edit out the music

Lose the calliope music

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Tolkien creates something wonderful here, a story truly worth reading. It is a story that lodges itself in the soul, long after it has been read.

Wonderful story. Highly recommend.

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This was a delight to listen to via Audio Book. The story and journey seem simple for such a short story, but there's so much more to it than that. I've no intention to trivialize or diminish this brilliant work, but it was simply wonderful to listen to. This was narrated by the magnificent Derek Jacobi. Two thumbs up! I can't help but express what a joy it was to listen to this, as J.R.R. Tolkien was such a literary genius.

A Brilliant Short Story

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Super cute book and read beautifully, narrator did a great job! Not the first time I’ve read and won’t be the last

Loved it

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An easy listen for any Tolkien fan. Child friendly and whimsical. Perfecft Tolkien, as always.

Short, Very Cute.

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A different sort of story than one I'm used to reading by Tolkien. I enjoyed it though.

A Nice Short Story

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Delightful multi-generational fairy-story, full of clever twists and turns, and with a charming outcome. Very well narrated.

Delightful fairy-story

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Making up for lost time, I've listened to 3 short stories by Tolkien in the last couple of weeks. Like the first one, Leaf by Niggle, I thoroughly enjoyed this one. (Mr Bliss, not so much.)

Great fun for chidren and adults alike.

Another enjoyable short story by Tolkien

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A short whimsical fairy tale from Tolkien - the last book he ever published - that reads as a sort of denouement to his illustrious, long career. Bittersweet and gentle, at times amusing.

Gentle, amusing, bittersweet fable.

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