The series “Poems from the Scarlet Book” tells about the adventures of Tom Bombadil, the famous character of “The Hobbit”, and also introduces the reader to the magical world of Middle-earth: with gnomes, trolls, elves and other strange creatures - characters from the legends of Old England, which were the genius of Tolkien gives romantic and comic features. The collection also includes a wonderful fairy tale story “Roverandom”, written by John R.R. Tolkien for his children in 1925. After the success of “The Hobbit”, in 1937, it was prepared for publication, but saw the light only in 1998, when the author was no longer alive. (fairy tale, translation by N. Shantyr) (fairy tale, translation by O. Stepashkina) (translation V. Tikhomirova (fairy tale, translation by O. Stepashkina) (fairy tale, translation by O. Stepashkina),