Length22h 15m
About this audiobook
Follow Ralph of Upmeads on a quest that takes him through the "Wall of the World" to the lands beyond, searching for the wellspring of immortality. The narrative is a prototypical fantasy journey, moving through a carefully mapped secondary world filled with tyrants, hermits, and strange magic. It balances the physical adventure with a deeper allegory about the renewal of the spirit and the healing of the earth. This work is a direct ancestor of the modern fantasy genre, influencing the structure of the heroic quest.
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GenreFantasy, Action and Adventure
Length22 hrs 15 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 24, 2026
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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