This revised edition of Tolkien's famous illustrated letters from 'Father Christmas' includes extracts and pictures not included in the original publication 25 years ago. Every December an envelope bearing a stamp from the North Pole would arrive for J.R.R.Tolkien's children. Inside would be a letter in strange spidery handwriting and a beautiful coloured drawing or some sketches. The letters were from Father Christmas. They told wonderful tales of life at the North Pole: how all the reindeer got loose and scattered presents all over the place; how the accident-prone Polar Bear climbed the North Pole and fell through the roof of Father Christmas's house into the dining-room; how he broke the Moon into four pieces and made the Man in it fall into the back garden; how there were wars with the troublesome horde of goblins who lived in the caves beneath the house! Sometimes the Polar Bear would scrawl a note, and sometimes Ilbereth the Elf would write in his elegant flowing script, adding yet more life and humour to the stories. No reader, young or old, can fail to be charmed by the inventiveness and 'authenticity' of Tolkien's Letters from Father Christmas.

To coincide with the 25th anniversary of its first publication, Letters from Father Christmas has been reformatted into an attractive and affordable new format, with the inclusion of every one of the delightful letters and pictures that Tolkien sent to his children.

J.R.R.托爾金（J.R.R. Tolkien）

英國文豪，當代奇幻小說鼻祖。他不僅是牛津大學睿智的教授、四個孩子溫情的老爸。最重要的身份，托爾金是全球頂禮膜拜的魔幻文學經典《魔戒》（奧斯卡大贏傢《指環王三部麯》原著小說）《霍比特人》（2012—2015全球大電影《霍 比特人》三部麯原著小說）的原著作者。他的粉絲包括：英國王室、丹麥王室、奧巴馬、J.K.羅琳，喬治•馬丁，蔡康永，姚晨……其作品係列全球已暢銷2.5億餘冊。

除《霍比特人》以外，托爾金為自己的孩子創作瞭《羅弗蘭登》（為瞭安慰失去瞭心愛玩具的二兒子邁剋爾），還將孩子們的玩具熊寫進瞭圖文並茂的《幸福先生》。每年聖誕，托爾金為孩子準備禮物之餘，更化身聖誕老人寄信給孩子們，勾畫北極生活的種種趣事。

最期盼聖誕老爸來信的小兒子剋裏斯托弗•托爾金（Christopher Tolkien），一生著迷於父親筆下的神奇世界，現在是托爾金文學遺産執行人，整理編輯有《精靈寶鑽》《鬍林的子女》以及十二捲本《中洲曆史》等作品，曾為《魔戒》繪製地圖。《聖誕老爸的來信》由他的太太貝莉編輯整理。

【譯者簡介】

多多

大名黃憶慈，英文名Christine Huang，小學三年級，從五歲開始學習英語，愛幻想，喜歡講故事，仔仔的閨蜜，相信並熱愛聖誕老人。

仔仔

大名劉紫霏，英文名Linda Liu，初中一年級，多多的閨蜜，從六歲開始學習英語，愛運動，喜歡讀書，雖然12歲瞭，也依然相信聖誕老人。

黃磊

多多的爸爸。著名演員、導演、編劇、歌手，畢業於北京電影學院並留校任教。與妻子孫莉、長女多多，幸福相伴在《暗戀桃花源》巡演的路上。

賴聲川

多多的賴伯伯。著名導演、編劇。在《暗戀桃花源》幾百場的巡演中，看著多多一天天長大。