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Available
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Collection
Publication
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (2007), Edition: Rev Ed, Hardcover, 112 pages
Description
Mr. Bliss's first outing in his new motor-car, shared with several friends, bears, dogs, and a donkey, though not the Girabbit, proves to be unconventional though not inexpensive.
User reviews
LibraryThing member Ceora
I had no idea this book existed until I ran into it at a used book store the other day. I spent a minute going "Tolkien? *The* Tolkien? *That* Tolkien?," but I don't know that I've ever found a better book-related surprise.
'Mr. Bliss' is cute, amusing, and just a great deal of fun for any child or
The added dimension of being able to read it in Tolkien's own handwriting is worth a star all on it's own, and though the illustrations are hardly brilliant works of art, they're certainly better than anything *I* could come up with.
Anyways, if you love Tolkien, find this--it's worth the while of children and adults alike!
'Mr. Bliss' is cute, amusing, and just a great deal of fun for any child or
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Tolkien fan--reading it ten minutes after I got it was certainly worth being caught with a picture book on a college campus! It's clever and full of imaginative little characters (I adore the girabbit--can I have one?), and details. The style is recognizably Tolkien, and Mr. Bliss is more than a little hobbit-like.The added dimension of being able to read it in Tolkien's own handwriting is worth a star all on it's own, and though the illustrations are hardly brilliant works of art, they're certainly better than anything *I* could come up with.
Anyways, if you love Tolkien, find this--it's worth the while of children and adults alike!
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LibraryThing member Arkrayder
This is a great quirky little book by Tolkien. His illustrations are really quite good and I love his handwritten text. It was a bit of a surprise to see Gaffer Gamgee included here but it was a good one and a nice nod to Tolkien's future masterpiece. This book would be enjoyed by fans and non fans
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of Tolkien alike. Grateful My wife brought it home from the library for me to read. Show Less
LibraryThing member texvelis
This is a really cute book that Tolkien wrote for his children. It is fun and I loved the pictures he drew for it.
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Language
Original publication date
1982
1936 (written)
Physical description
112 p.; 9.92 inches
ISBN
0007255330 / 9780007255337
Local notes
Mr. Bliss is a man with a love of tall hats, and a Girabbit (sort of a long-necked rabbit with spots) in his garden. One day Mr. Bliss decides (for no apparent reason) to buy a car. He heads off to visit some friends afterwards, only to collide with a wagon of cabbages, end up with several passengers, and be hijacked by three bears named Archie, Bruno and Teddy.