Leaf by NigglePublished for the very first time in its own volume, Tolkiens remarkable tale about a painter whose obsession with detail prevents him from finishing his great work. Leaf by Niggle is the story of Niggle, a painter. Not a very successful one, partly because he has so many other things to do. For some time, he has been obsessed with one particular canvas a curious picture of a tree with a vast landscape stretching out behind it. The painting keeps