Pauline Baynes

Retells the legends of the Trojan War, from the beginning of the quarrel at the marriage of Peleus and Thetis, through the siege and fall of Troy itself, to the wanderings of Odysseus.

When Snail discovers that Caterpillar and her cabbage house have been taken to market, he sets out to rescue them.

Relates how a clever little fish and a mariner of "infinite-resource-and-sagacity" modify the whale's throat to keep him from devouring all the fish in the ocean.

Describes Tom's encounters with Goldberry, the River-woman's beautiful daughter; with Old Man Willow, who tries to trap Tom inside his trunk; with the Badger-folk; and with the ghostly Barrow-wight, who dwells in the ancient mound on the hilltop.

"Based on a legend told by William Barclay." A spider spins a cobweb curtain over the mouth of a cave to hide the holy family from soldiers who are looking for them.

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...