![]() ![]() ![]() Bullying was for beggars and trespassers, bragging for other dogs, and wheedling for his master. Garm could not talk even dog-latin but he could use the vulgar tongue (as could most dogs of his day) either to bully or to brag or to wheedle in. Dogs had to be content with short names in the vernacular: the Book-latin was reserved for their betters. Accordingly, I read it in company with Amber, and read out the bits that involved Farmer Giles’ dog Garm…įarmer Giles had a dog. That he considered Farmer Giles of Ham worthy of publication must be partly down to the laughter and appreciation of the Lovelace Club and the support of their patron Colonel Wilkinson.įarmer Giles of Ham is a story that resonates with the era of reading as an entertainment for adults rather than as a private solitary activity. Tolkien published only a few of the stories originally written for his children (though several have appeared posthumously). The author of the article, Emma Gudrum points out thatĭuring his lifetime J. Dedication to Colonel Wilkinson, in Farmer Giles of Ham, illustrated by Pauline Diana Baynesįurther hunting reveals that this first outing of this story is one of the Treasures of Worcester College, and in this blog post you can see the minutes of the Lovelace Society when it recorded the proceedings on 14 February 1938. ![]()
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