HardCover. Pub Date: November 1999 Pages: 128 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt of The editors of the Selling of the best-rediscovered Tolkien novel Roverandom Present aN Expanded fiftieth anniversary edition of Tolkien's beloved classic Farmer Giles of Ham. Complete with a map the original story outline. the original first-edition illustrations by Pauline Baynes. and the author's notes for an unpublished sequel. Farmer Giles of Ham is a light-hearted satire for readers of all ages that tells the tale of a reluctant hero who must save his village from a dragon. It is a small gem of a tale that grows more delightful with each rereading. In this fiftieth anniversary edition of the Tolkien classic. Farmer Giles. his mare. and his talking dog go into the valley of the Thames to fight the dragon Chrysophylax. Includes the author's previously unpublished notes for a sequel.