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William Morris is the founder of modern fantasy literature and "The Well at the World's End" is his masterpiece. It is odd that his works are not more widely read or discussed in the fantasy literature community.
"The Well at the World's End" is thought to be one of the first examples of an entirely fictional fantasy world, and has greatly influenced later fantasy writers such as C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. The book follows the travels of Ralph, a prince of a tiny country, as he disobeys his fathers wishes and runs away from home to adventure in the world, and seek out the fabled Well at World's End, said to grant eternal youth to those who drink from it.
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GenreFantasy, Literary Classics, Fairy Tales and Folklore
Length22 hrs 14 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 6, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1THE WELL AT THE WORLD'S END
2BOOK ONE. THE ROAD UNTO LOVE
3Chapter 1. The Sundering Of The Ways
4Chapter 2. Ralph Goeth Back Home To The High House
5Chapter 3. Ralph Cometh To The Cheaping-Town
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6Chapter 4. Ralph Rideth The Downs
7Chapter 5. Ralph Cometh To Higham-On-The-Way
8Chapter 6. Ralph Goeth His Ways From The Abbey Of St. Mary At Higham
9Chapter 7. The Maiden Of Bourton Abbas
10Chapter 8. Ralph Cometh To The Wood Perilous. An Adventure Therein
11Chapter 9. Another Adventure In The Wood Perilous
12Chapter 10. A Meeting And A Parting In The Wood Perilous
13Chapter 11. Now Must Ralph Ride For It
14Chapter 12. Ralph Entereth Into The Burg Of The Four Friths
15Chapter 13. The Streets Of The Burg Of The Four Friths
16Chapter 14. What Ralph Heard Of The Matters Of The Burg Of The Four Friths
17Chapter 15. How Ralph Departed From The Burg Of The Four Friths
18Chapter 16. Ralph Rideth The Wood Perilous Again
19Chapter 17. Ralph Cometh To The House Of Abundance
20Chapter 18. Of Ralph In The Castle Of Abundance
21Chapter 19. Ralph Readeth In A Book Concerning The Well At The World's End
22Chapter 20. Ralph Meeteth A Man In The Wood
23Chapter 21. Ralph Weareth Away Three Days Uneasily
24Chapter 22. An Adventure In The Wood
25Chapter 23. The Leechcraft Of The Lady
26Chapter 24. Supper And Slumber In The Woodland Hall
27BOOK TWO. THE ROAD UNTO TROUBLE
28Chapter 1. Ralph Meets With Love In The Wilderness
29Chapter 2. They Break Their Fast In The Wildwood
30Chapter 3. The Lady Telleth Ralph Of The Past Days Of Her Life
31Chapter 4. The Lady Tells Of Her Deliverance
32Chapter 5. Yet More Of The Lady's Story
33Chapter 6. The Lady Tells Somewhat Of Her Doings After She Left The Wilderness
34Chapter 7. The Lady Tells Of The Strife And Trouble That Befell After Her Coming To The Country Of The King's Son
35Chapter 8. The Lady Maketh An End Of Her Tale
36Chapter 9. They Go On Their Way Once More
37Chapter 10. Of The Desert-House And The Chamber Of Love In The Wilderness
38Chapter 11. Ralph Cometh Out Of The Wilderness
39Chapter 12. Ralph Falleth In With Friends And Rideth To Whitwall
40Chapter 13. Richard Talketh With Ralph Concerning The Well At The World's End. Concerning Swevenham
41Chapter 14. Ralph Falleth In With Another Old Friend
42Chapter 15. Ralph Dreams A Dream Or Sees A Vision
43Chapter 16. Of The Tales Of Swevenham
44Chapter 17. Richard Bringeth Tidings Of Departing
45Chapter 18. Ralph Departeth From Whitwall With The Fellowship Of Clement Chapman
46Chapter 19. Master Clement Tells Ralph Concerning The Lands Whereunto They Were Riding
47Chapter 20. They Come To The Mid-Mountain Guest-House
48Chapter 21. A Battle In The Mountains
49Chapter 22. Ralph Talks With Bull Shockhead
50Chapter 23. Of The Town Of Cheaping Knowe
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