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Farmer Giles of Ham

1938 novella by J. R. R. Tolkien
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Farmer Giles of Ham

Summary

Farmer Giles of Ham is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (253 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Farmer Giles of Ham authored J. R. R. Tolkien[3].
  • Farmer Giles of Ham's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Farmer Giles of Ham's illustrator is recorded as Pauline Baynes[5].
  • Farmer Giles of Ham's genre is fairy tale[6].
  • Farmer Giles of Ham's genre is fantasy[7].
  • Farmer Giles of Ham followed On Fairy-Stories[8].
  • Farmer Giles of Ham was followed by The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son[9].
  • Farmer Giles of Ham's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Farmer Giles of Ham's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[11].
  • 1938 marks the founding of Farmer Giles of Ham[12].
  • Farmer Giles of Ham was published on January 1, 1949[13].
  • Farmer Giles of Ham's narrative location is recorded as Britannia[14].
  • Farmer Giles of Ham's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Farmer Giles of Ham'}[15].
  • Farmer Giles of Ham's form of creative work is recorded as novella[16].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Prose[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7aeda2a0-b936-46d9-8467-d640e214442d[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Farmer Giles of Ham authored J. R. R. Tolkien[3].

Publication

Farmer Giles of Ham was published on January 1, 1949[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Genres include fairy tale[6] and fantasy[7].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Farmer Giles of Ham followed On Fairy-Stories[8]. It was followed by The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son[9].

Why It Matters

Farmer Giles of Ham ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (253 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

J. R. R. Tolkien literary work United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
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    Publication date → +1949-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Author → J. R. R. Tolkien
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