"The poem is purportedly written by Bilbo Baggins (hero of The Hobbit) just before he takes a ship from Middle-earth to the Undying Lands at the end of The Lord of the Rings. The effect is stirring, the mood elegiac, and the imagery riveting. Accompanied by Baynes's medieval-flavored paintings,"---Publishers Weekly. 32 pages, hardcover. Knopf.

Product Information

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Title: Bilbo's Last Song Revised Edition
By: J.R.R. Tolkien
Illustrated By: Pauline Baynes
Format: Hardcover
Number of Pages: 32
Vendor: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: 2012

Dimensions: 7.34 X 5.28 X 0.36 (inches)
Weight: 6 ounces
ISBN: 0375823735
ISBN-13: 9780375823732
Ages: 12-17
Stock No: WW823730

Publisher's Description

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Bilbo’s Last Song is considered by many to be Tolkien’s epilogue to his classic work The Lord of the Rings. As Bilbo Baggins takes his final voyage to the Undying Lands, he must say goodbye to Middle-earth. Poignant and lyrical, the song is both a longing to set forth on his ultimate journey and a tender farewell to friends left behind.
Pauline Baynes’s jewel-like illustrations lushly depict both this final voyage and scenes from The Hobbit, as Bilbo remembers his first journey while he prepares for his last.