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
Show all chaptersShow less
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
MaelstromBethany Adams17h 6m$25
WildfireIlona Andrews12h 45m$33 · $0.00
Rumo & His Miraculous AdventuresWalter Moers24h 6m$35
Demon CopperheadBarbara Kingsolver21h 3m5.0 (1)$46 · $0.00
Lolth's WarriorR. A. Salvatore13h 20m$33 · $0.00
Hell to PayMichael Anderle7h 50m$20
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du BoisHonoree Fanonne Jeffers29h 49m$8 · $0.00
Conan the Barbarian - The Complete SeriesRobert E. Howard42h 26m$2 · $0.00
The Assassins of ThasalonLois McMaster Bujold9h 59m$20
Lola in the MirrorTrent Dalton13h 40m$33 · $0.00
Going PostalTerry Pratchett13h 36m$33 · $0.00
The Leo Tolstoy CollectionLeo Tolstoy9h 1m$12 · $0.00
Sword and ShadowMichelle Sagara16h 51m$40 · $0.00
The Skull of the WorldKate Forsyth10h 28m5.0 (1)$20
The Story of a New NameElena Ferrante19h 3m$25
Scars of RebellionAnthony J. Melchiorri12h 56m$25
A Tree Grows in BrooklynBetty Smith14h 55m$33 · $0.00
Dark GuardianChristine Feehan12h 32m$33 · $0.00
The Neil Gaiman ReaderNeil Gaiman27h 3m$53 · $0.00
Reign Of AngelsBen Reeder8h 54m5.0 (1)$20
You may also like
The Voyages of Doctor DolittleHugh Lofting7h 57m$1 · $0.00
Puss in Boots, Jr., and the Good Gray HorseDavid Cory1h 55m$1 · $0.00
The Silver Princess in OzRuth Plumly Thompson3h 46m$2 · $0.00
The Well at the World’s EndWilliam Morris22h 16m$1.80 · $0.00
The Well at the World's End (Annotated)William Morris23h 54m$2 · $0.00
Wet MagicEdith Nesbit5h 19m$20
Journey to the Center of the EarthJules Verne6h 31m4.5 (2)$4 · $0.00
Grimms' Fairy TalesJacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm9h 46m$2 · $0.00
The American History for BeginnersD. H. Montgomery5h 56m$1 · $0.00
The Lost Princess of OzL. Frank Baum4h 44m$1 · $0.00
Cinders and Sparks #3: Goblins and GoldLindsey Kelk1h 51m$16 · $0.00
The Ultimate Classic Collection for ChildrenCharles Dickens, Frances Hodgson Burnett, L. M. Montgomery, various authors, Lewis Carroll, Hans Christian Andersen, The Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault, L. Frank Baum, George Zarr18h 26m$30
Rinkitink in OzL. Frank Baum5h 23m$2.30
The Book of WonderMarco Polo6h 52m$18 · $0.00
Cinders and Sparks #2: Fairies in the ForestLindsey Kelk2h 2m$16 · $0.00
The Cat in Grandfather's HouseCarl Henry Grabo4h 35m$2 · $0.00
Glinda of OzL. Frank Baum4h 39m$1 · $0.00
Class-Room Plays from Canadian HistoryAlexander Maitland Stephen4h 26m$2 · $0.00
Epic Voyages to Hidden Civilizations and Secret Idols – 5 Classic Lost World NovelsHenry Rider Haggard, Edward Sylvester Ellis, Talbot Mundy42h 54m$2
The Adventures of Puss in Boots, JrDavid Cory2h 5m$2 · $0.00