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Awhile ago there was a young man dwelling in a great and goodly city by the sea which had to name Langton on Holm. He was but of five and twenty winters, a fair-faced man, yellow-haired, tall and strong; rather wiser than foolisher than young men are mostly wont; a valiant youth,... Read Full Overview

The Wood beyond the World by William Morris , 1894.When the wife of Golden Walter betrays him for another man, he leaveshome on a trading voyage to avoid the necessity of a feud with herfamily. However, his efforts are fruitless, as word comes to him enroute that his wife's clan... Read Full Overview

William Morris's foundational work of fantasy adventure, credited as the first work of modern-day fantasy literature. After his personal life falls into crisis, a British man sails from his home and is lost at sea, where he discovers a new land of magic and adventure.

The name Kelmscott bears a legendary and magical sound among bibliophiles. When William Morris founded the Kelmscott Press in 1890, he combined his medieval craft ideals with his skills as one of Britain's most sophisticated, progressive designers. He achieved his goal --... Read Full Overview

The Wood Beyond the World by William Morris is a classic fantasy novel. Considered to be the first modern fantasy writer to unite an imaginary world with the supernatural, and thus this novel is the precursor of much of present-day fantasy literature.Any profits generated from... Read Full Overview

A groundbreaking fantasy novel, The Wood Beyond the Worldtells the story of a young man, Golden Walter, who finds himself in a strange and frightening world after being abandoned by his wife and lost at sea. The novel takes the form of Walter's quest for the visionary Maid that... Read Full Overview

The Wood Beyond the World is a fantasy novel by William Morris, first published in 1894. It is 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.When the wife... Read Full Overview

The Wood Beyond the World, first published in 1894, is a seminal work in the fantasy genre and is considered one of the earliest examples of modern fantasy literature. The story follows Walter, a young man who embarks on a journey that leads him to a mysterious and magical... Read Full Overview

James Blish noted that Morris's style was a successful recapturing of the style of Sir Thomas Malory, "all the way down to the marginal glosses and the nonstop compound sentences hitched together with scores of semicolons. He also recaptured much of the poetry;... Read Full Overview

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.When the wife of Golden Walter betrays him... Read Full Overview

When the wife of Golden Walter betrays him for another man, he leaves home on a trading voyage to avoid the necessity of a feud with her family. However, his efforts are fruitless, as word comes to him en route that his wife's clan has killed his father. As a storm then carries... Read Full Overview

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.When the wife of Golden Walter betrays him... Read Full Overview

The Wood Beyond the World is a splendid tale, told in a romantic style and written in a pseudo-archaic English. The plot is full of tension, and the descriptions of the Wood, the characters, and the rustic scenery are all exquisitely painted. Morris was a founding member of the... Read Full Overview

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. It was first published in hardcover by Morris's... Read Full Overview