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Mr. Bliss

Mr. Bliss is a children's picture book by J. R. R. Tolkien, published posthumously in book form in 1982. One of Tolkien's least-known short works, it tells the story of Mr. Bliss and his first ride in his new motor-car. Many adventures follow: encounters with bears, angry neighbours, irate shopkeepers, and assorted collisions.

Mr. Bliss
First edition
AuthorJ. R. R. Tolkien
IllustratorJ. R. R. Tolkien
Cover artistJ. R. R. Tolkien
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's literature
Fantasy fiction
PublisherGeorge Allen & Unwin
Publication date
September[1] 1982
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Preceded byThe Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien 
Followed byFinn and Hengest 

The story was inspired by Tolkien's own vehicular mishaps with his first car, purchased in 1932. The bears were based on toy bears owned by Tolkien's sons. Tolkien was both author and illustrator of the book. His narrative binds the story and illustrations tightly together, as the text often comments directly on the pictures.

Several commentators have compared Mr. Bliss with the works of Beatrix Potter and Edward Lear, and also to The Wind in the Willows.[2]

Mr. Bliss wasn't published during Tolkien's lifetime. He submitted it to his publishers as a balm to readers who were hungry for more from Tolkien after the success of The Hobbit. The ink and coloured pencil illustrations would have made production costs prohibitively expensive. Tolkien agreed to redraw the pictures in a simpler style, but then found he didn't have time to do it. The manuscript lay in a drawer until 1957, when he sold it (as well as the original manuscripts of The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and Farmer Giles of Ham) to Marquette University for £1,250.

The book was published in 1982, with Tolkien's difficult-to-read handwritten story and illustrations on one page, and a typeset transcription on the facing page.

Tolkien used two names from Mr. Bliss for hobbits in The Lord of the Rings: Gaffer Gamgee and Boffin.

External links

  • Mr. Bliss, a tale written and illustrated by Tolkien: 25th anniversary of publication
  1. ^ Publication covered in the weekly Times Educational Supplement of 24 September 1982, reported in Amon Hen (the bulletin of The Tolkien Society) no. 59 (December 1982) p. 14 Jessica Yates
  2. ^ Hammond, Wayne G. & Christina Scull (2006), The J. R. R. Tolkien Companion and Guide, HarperCollins, Reader's Guide p. 592; ISBN 978-0-00-714918-6.

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