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First published in 1894, "The Wood Beyond the World" is a fantasy novel by William Morris, perhaps the first modern fantasy writer to unite an imaginary world with the element of the supernatural, and thus the precursor of much of present-day fantasy literature. His use of archaic language has been seen by some modern readers as making his fiction difficult to read, but brings a wonderful atmosphere to the telling.
William Morris is often considered one of the authors who aided in the growth of fantasy, utopian literature, and science fiction. C.S. Lewis cites William Morris as one of his favourite authors and J.R.R. Tolkein admits to being influenced greatly by Morris' fantasies.
The hero of this romance is named Golden Walter, son of Bartholomew Golden, a great merchant in the town of Langton on Holm. Tired of his mundane life, Walter sets out on a sea voyage, anxious to see and learn more of the outside world, eventually winning for himself the kingdom of Stark-Wall and the love of a beautiful maiden.
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GenreFantasy, Action and Adventure, Literary Classics
Length4 hrs 59 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 25, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter 1: Of Golden Walter And His Father
2Chapter 2: Golden Walter Takes Ship To Sail The Seas
3Chapter 3: Walter Heareth Tidings Of The Death Of His Father
4Chapter 4: Storm Befalls The Bartholomew, And She Is Driven Off Her Course
5Chapter 5: Now They Come To A New Land
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6Chapter 6: The Old Man Tells Walter Of Himself. Walter Sees A Shard In The Cliff-Wall
7Chapter 7: Walter Comes To The Shard In The Rock-Wall
8Chapter 8: Walter Wends The Waste
9Chapter 9: Walter Happeneth On The First Of Those Three Creatures
10Chapter 10: Walter Happeneth On Another Creature In The Strange Land
11Chapter 11: Walter Happeneth On The Mistress
12Chapter 12: The Wearing Of Four Days In The Wood Beyond The World
13Chapter 13: Now Is The Hunt Up
14Chapter 14: The Hunting Of The Hart
15Chapter 15: The Slaying Of The Quarry
16Chapter 16: Of The King's Son And The Maid
17Chapter 17: Of The House And The Pleasance In The Wood
18Chapter 18: The Maid Gives Walter Tryst
19Chapter 19: Walter Goes To Fetch Home The Lion's Hide
20Chapter 20: Walter Is Bidden To Another Tryst
21Chapter 21: Walter And The Maid Flee From The Golden House
22Chapter 22: Of The Dwarf And The Pardon
23Chapter 23: Of The Peaceful Ending Of That Wild Day
24Chapter 24: The Maid Tells Of What Had Befallen Her
25Chapter 25: Of The Triumphant Summer Array Of The Maid
26Chapter 26: They Come To The Folk Of The Bears
27Chapter 27: Morning Amongst The Bears
28Chapter 28: Of The New God Of The Bears
29Chapter 29: Walter Strays In The Pass And Is Sundered From The Maid
30Chapter 30: Now They Meet Again
31Chapter 31: They Come Upon New Folk
32Chapter 32: Of The New King Of The City And Land Of Stark-Wall
33Chapter 33: Concerning The Fashion Of King-Making In Stark-Wall
34Chapter 34: Now Cometh The Maid To The King
35Chapter 35: Of The King Of Stark-Wall And His Queen
36Chapter 36: Of Walter And The Maid In The Days Of The Kingship
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