The Tolkien Reader is an anthology of some of J.R.R. Tolkien's works, originally published in 1966. Its contents include: * The essay "Tolkien's Magic Ring" by Peter S. Beagle * The poetic play "The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorthelm's Son" * The essay "Ofermod" * Two items from Tree and Leaf, namely the seminal essay "On Fairy-Stories" and the short story "Leaf by Niggle" * The short story "Farmer Giles of Ham" * The poetry collection entitled "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil"