The Well at the World's End: A Tale
By William Morris
Length21h 26m
About this audiobook
"The Well at the World's End: A Tale" by William Morris is a fantastical adventure tale from the Victorian era. The book follows the journey of a young prince, Ralph, who leaves his royal home in search of a legendary well thought to grant eternal youth and wisdom. His quest takes him through diverse lands filled with many characters - good, evil, and everything in between - and numerous challenges. In the end, Ralph's journey becomes as much about personal growth and understanding as it is about finding the mythical well.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.0 (5)
GenreFantasy
Length21 hrs 26 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 1, 1896
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Book One: The Road Unto Love
2Chapter 1: The Sundering of the Ways
3Chapter 2: Ralph Goeth Back Home to the High House
4Chapter 3: Ralph Cometh to the Cheaping-Town
5Chapter 4: Ralph Rideth the Downs
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6Chapter 5: Ralph Cometh to Higham-on-the-Way
7Chapter 6: Ralph Goeth His Ways From the Abbey of St. Mary at Higham
8Chapter 7: The Maiden of Bourton Abbas
9Chapter 8: Ralph Cometh to the Wood Perilous. An Adventure Therein
10Chapter 9: Another Adventure in the Wood Perilous
11Chapter 10: A Meeting and a Parting in the Wood Perilous
12Chapter 11: Now Must Ralph Ride For It
13Chapter 12: Ralph Entereth Into the Burg of the Four Friths
14Chapter 13: The Streets of the Burg of the Four Friths
15Chapter 14: What Ralph Heard of the Matters of the Burg of the Four Friths
16Chapter 15: How Ralph Departed From the Burg of the Four Friths
17Chapter 16: Ralph Rideth the Wood Perilous Again
18Chapter 17: Ralph Cometh to the House of Abundance
19Chapter 18: Of Ralph in the Castle of Abundance
20Chapter 19: Ralph Readeth in a Book Concerning the Well at the World's End
21Chapter 20: Ralph Meeteth a Man in the Wood
22Chapter 21: Ralph Weareth Away Three Days Uneasily
23Chapter 22: An Adventure in the Wood
24Chapter 23: The Leechcraft of the Lady
25Chapter 24: Supper and Slumber in the Woodland Hall
26Book Two: The Road Unto Trouble
27Chapter 1: Ralph Meets With Love in the Wilderness
28Chapter 2: They Break Their Fast in the Wildwood
29Chapter 3: The Lady Telleth Ralph of the Past Days of Her Life
30Chapter 4: The Lady Tells of Her Deliverance
31Chapter 5: Yet More of the Lady's Story
32Chapter 6: The Lady Tells Somewhat of Her Doings After She Left the Wilderness
33Chapter 7: The Lady Tells of the Strife and Trouble That Befell After Her Coming to the Country of the King's Son
34Chapter 8: The Lady Maketh an End of Her Tale
35Chapter 9: They Go On Their Way Once More
36Chapter 10: Of the Desert-House and the Chamber of Love in the Wilderness
37Chapter 11: Ralph Cometh Out of the Wilderness
38Chapter 12: Ralph Falleth in With Friends and Rideth to Whitwall
39Chapter 13: Richard Talketh With Ralph Concerning the Well at the World's End. Concerning Swevenham
40Chapter 14: Ralph Falleth in With Another Old Friend
41Chapter 15: Ralph Dreams a Dream Or Sees a Vision
42Chapter 16: Of the Tales of Swevenham
43Chapter 17: Richard Bringeth Tidings of Departing
44Chapter 18: Ralph Departeth From Whitwall With the Fellowship of Clement Chapman
45Chapter 19: Master Clement Tells Ralph Concerning the Lands Whereunto They Were Riding
46Chapter 20: They Come to the Mid-Mountain Guest-House
47Chapter 21: A Battle in the Mountains
48Chapter 22: Ralph Talks With Bull Shockhead
49Chapter 23: Of the Town of Cheaping Knowe
50Chapter 24: Ralph Heareth More Tidings of the Damsel
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