Leaf by Niggle
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"Leaf by Niggle" is a short story written by J. R. R. Tolkien in 1938–39 and first published in the Dublin Review in January 1945. It was reprinted in Tolkien's book Tree and Leaf, and in several late
"Leaf by Niggle" matches the structure of Dante's Purgatorio, and fits Dante's romantic theology. Here, Dante looks longingly at Beatrice (centre) as she strolls by the River Arno. Dante and Beatrice, by Henry Holiday, 1883
Smith of Wootton Major
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Smith of Wootton Major, first published in 1967, is a novella by J. R. R. Tolkien. It tells the tale of a Great Cake, baked for the once in twenty-four year Feast of Good Children. The Master Cook, No
Leaf by Niggle
…like Niggle; he felt they were lost, like the Silmarils." He adds that when Tolkien presents images of himself in his writings, as with Niggle and Smith, there is "a persistent streak of alienation". Shippey lists several elements of the allegory in "Leaf by Niggle". "Leaf by Niggle" can be interpreted…
First edition front cover; the illustration extends over the spine to the back cover.
Black and white illustration, as requested by Tolkien, by Pauline Baynes of Smith and his family for the first edition, 1967.
Josh B. Long likens the Faery Queen with lilies to the Virgin Mary. Glazed terracotta plaque The Virgin of the Lilies, Della Robbia family workshop, 16th century