''Tree and Leaf'' is a small book published in 1964, containing two works by J. R. R. Tolkien: * a revised version of an essay called "

On Fairy-Stories "On Fairy-Stories" is an essay by J. R. R. Tolkien which discusses the fairy story as a literary form. It was written as a lecture entitled "Fairy Stories" for the Andrew Lang lecture at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, on 8 March 1939. ...

" (originally published in 1947 in ''Essays Presented to Charles Williams'') * an allegorical short story called "

Leaf by Niggle "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 can be found, most notably, in Tolkien's book titled '' Tree and Leaf'', and in other places (includi ...

" (originally published in the '' Dublin Review'' in 1945). ''Tree and Leaf'' was the first publication in which ''On Fairy-Stories'' and ''Leaf by Niggle'' became readily available to the general public. The book was originally illustrated by Pauline Baynes. " Mythopoeia" was added to the 1988 edition (). Later versions also include "

The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son ''The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son'' is a work by J. R. R. Tolkien originally published in 1953 in volume 6 of the scholarly journal ''Essays and Studies by Members of the English Association'', and later republished in 1966 in '' ...

". Both pieces were re-issued in the collection '' The Tolkien Reader'' (1966), and have also appeared in various subsequent collections.

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