Water of the Wondrous Isles
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Water of the Wondrous Isles

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  1. 451 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Water of the Wondrous Isles

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About this book

Drawing on medieval legend and age-old fantasy tropes, William Morris' Water of the Wondrous Isles combines the best of both of these genres and updates them with an interesting thematic twist: the heroic figure who leads the quest is a plucky, spirited young girl. Fans of classic fantasy will relish this exquisitely wrought tale.

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Information

Publisher
The Floating Press
Year
2012
eBook ISBN
9781775459644

Table of contents

  1. Title
  2. Contents
  3. THE FIRST PART: OF THE HOUSE OF CAPTIVITY
  4. Chapter I - Catch at Utterhay
  5. Chapter II - Now Shall Be Told of the House by the Water-Side
  6. Chapter III - Of Skin-Changing
  7. Chapter IV - Of the Waxing of the Stolen Child
  8. Chapter V - Of Birdalone, and How She is Grown into Maidenhood
  9. Chapter VI - Herein is Told of Birdalone's Raiment
  10. Chapter VII - Birdalone Hath an Adventure in the Wood
  11. Chapter VIII - Of Birdalone and the Witch-Wife
  12. Chapter IX - Of Birdalone's Swimming
  13. Chapter X - Birdalone Comes on New Tidings
  14. Chapter XI - Of Birdalone's Guilt and the Chastisement Thereof
  15. Chapter XII - The Words of the Witch-Wife to Birdalone
  16. Chapter XIII - Birdalone Meeteth the Wood-Woman Again
  17. Chapter XIV - Of Birdalone's Fishing
  18. Chapter XV - Birdalone Weareth Her Serpent-Ring
  19. Chapter XVI - Birdalone Meeteth Habundia Again; And Learneth Her First Wisdom of Her
  20. Chapter XVII - The Passing of the Year into Winter
  21. Chapter XVIII - Of Spring-Tide and the Mind of Birdalone
  22. Chapter XIX - They Bid Farewell, Birdalone and the Wood-Mother
  23. Chapter XX - Of Birdalone and the Sending Boat
  24. THE SECOND PART: OF THE WONDROUS ISLES
  25. Chapter I - The First Isle
  26. Chapter II - Birdalone Falleth in with New Friends
  27. Chapter III - Birdalone is Brought Before the Witch-Wife's Sister
  28. Chapter IV - Of the Witch's Prison in the Wailing-Tower
  29. Chapter V - They Feast in the Witch's Prison
  30. Chapter VI - Atra Tells of How They Three Came Unto the Isle of Increase Unsought
  31. Chapter VII - The Three Damsels Take Birdalone Out of the Witch's Prison
  32. Chapter VIII - In What Wise Birdalone was Clad, and How She Went Her Ways from the Isle of Increase Unsought
  33. Chapter IX - How Birdalone Came to the Isle of the Young and the Old
  34. Chapter X - Birdalone Comes to the Isle of the Queens
  35. Chapter XI - And Now She Comes to the Isle of the Kings
  36. Chapter XII - Of Birdalone, How She Came Unto the Isle of Nothing
  37. THE THIRD PART: OF THE CASTLE OF THE QUEST
  38. Chapter I - Birdalone Comes to the Castle of the Quest
  39. Chapter II - Of Birdalone, and How She Rested the Night through in a Bower Without the Castle of the Quest
  40. Chapter III - How Birdalone Dight Her for Meeting the Champions of the Quest
  41. Chapter IV - And Now She Meets the Champions
  42. Chapter V - Birdalone Has True Tokens from the Champions of the Quest
  43. Chapter VI - How the Champions Would Do Birdalone to Be Clad Anew in the Castle of the Quest
  44. Chapter VII - Of Birdalone, How She Told the Champions All Her Tale
  45. Chapter VIII - In the Meanwhile of the Departing of the Champions, They Would Pleasure Birdalone with Feats of Arms and Games of Prowess
  46. Chapter IX - Birdalone Cometh Before the Champions in Her New Array
  47. Chapter X - The Champions Go Their Ways in the Sending Boat
  48. THE FOURTH PART: OF THE DAYS OF ABIDING
  49. Chapter I - Of Birdalone's Grief; And of Leonard the Chaplain
  50. Chapter II - Birdalone Learneth Lore of the Priest Ten Days of Waiting Wear
  51. Chapter III - Now Would Birdalone Ride Abroad
  52. Chapter IV - Of Birdalone's Faring Abroad
  53. Chapter V - Sir Aymeris Showeth Birdalone the Mountains Afar Off
  54. Chapter VI - Birdalone Heareth Tell Tales of the Black Valley of the Greywethers
  55. Chapter VII - Birdalone Beguileth the Priest to Help Her to Outgoing
  56. Chapter VIII - Birdalone Fares on Her Adventure
  57. Chapter IX - Birdalone Comes to the Black Valley
  58. Chapter X - How Birdalone Fell in with a Man in the Black Valley of the Greywethers
  59. Chapter XI - Birdalone is Led Up the Black Valley
  60. Chapter XII - How Those Twain Get Them from Out of the Black Valley of the Greywethers
  61. Chapter XIII - Now They Rest for the Night in the Strait Pass
  62. Chapter XIV - The Black Knight Tells the Truth of Himself
  63. Chapter XV - The Black Knight Brings Birdalone to the Bower in the Dale
  64. Chapter XVI - Yet a Day and a Night They Tarry in the Dale
  65. THE FIFTH PART: THE TALE OF THE QUEST'S ENDING
  66. Chapter I - Of Sir Leonard's Trouble and the Coming of the Quest
  67. Chapter II - Now Ask They of Birdalone, and Sir Leonard Speaks
  68. Chapter III - How They Follow the Slot of Birdalone and the Black Knight
  69. Chapter IV - Of the Slaying of Friend and Foe
  70. Chapter V - They Come Home to the Castle of the Quest
  71. Chapter VI - Of the Talk Betwixt Birdalone and Viridis
  72. Chapter VII - Birdalone Telleth the Tale of Her Wandering Up the Valley of the Greywethers
  73. Chapter VIII - Atra and Birdalone Talk Together While the Lords Sit at the Murder-Council
  74. Chapter IX - Hugh Tells the Story of the Quest's Ending
  75. Chapter X - How it Fared with the Three Ladies After the Escape of Birdalone
  76. Chapter XI - Birdalone and the Black Squire Talk Together in the Hall of the Castle
  77. Chapter XII - The Knights and Their Fellows Betake Them to the Assaulting of the Red Hold
  78. Chapter XIII - Birdalone Bethinks Her to Fulfil the Promise Made Unto Atra
  79. Chapter XIV - Birdalone Leaves the Castle of the Quest
  80. THE SIXTH PART: THE DAYS OF ABSENCE
  81. Chapter I - Birdalone Rides to Greenford and there Takes Leave of Arnold and His Men
  82. Chapter II - Of Birdalone and Her Fellowship, Their Faring Over the Downland
  83. Chapter III - They Come to the City of the Five Crafts, and Birdalone Meets with the Poor-Wife
  84. Chapter IV - Of the Love of Gerard's Sons and of Jacobus for Birdalone
  85. Chapter V - Of the Death of Audrey, Mother to Birdalone She is Warned in a Dream to Seek the Black Squire, and is Minded to Depart the City of the Five Crafts, and Seek Again the Castle of the Quest
  86. Chapter VI - Of the Sundering of Birdalone from Gerard and His Sons
  87. Chapter VII - Birdalone Cometh to Greenford, and Hears of the Wasting of the Castle of the Quest
  88. Chapter VIII - Birdalone Cometh to the Castle of the Quest, Heareth the Tale Thereof from Leonard, and Departeth Thence by the Sending Boat
  89. Chapter IX - Birdalone Findeth the Isle of Nothing Greatly Bettered, and is Kindly Entreated There
  90. Chapter X - Of Birdalone's Flitting from the Isle of Nothing
  91. Chapter XI - Coming to the Isle of Kings Birdalone Findeth there a Score and Two of Fair Damsels Who Would Fain Have Her Company
  92. Chapter XII - Birdalone Cometh Again to the Isle of Queens, and Findeth a Perilous Adventure Therein
  93. Chapter XIII - Coming to the Isle of the Young and the Old, Birdalone Findeth it Peopled with Children
  94. Chapter XIV - The Sending Boat Disappeareth from the Isle of Increase Unsought, and Birdalone Seeketh to Escape Thence by Swimming
  95. Chapter XV - Birdalone Lacketh Little of Drowning, but Cometh Latterly to the Green Eyot
  96. Chapter XVI - Birdalone Findeth Her Witch-Mistress Dead
  97. Chapter XVII - Birdalone Layeth to Earth the Body of the Witch, and Findeth the Sending Boat Broken Up
  98. Chapter XVIII - The Wood-Mother Cometh to Birdalone and Heareth Her Story
  99. Chapter XIX - Habundia Hideth Birdalone's Nakedness with Faery Raiment
  100. Chapter XX - Birdalone Telleth Habundia of Her Love for Arthur, and Getteth from Her Promise of Help Therein
  101. Chapter XXI - How the Wood-Wife Entered the Cot, and a Wonder that Befell Thereon
  102. Chapter XXII - Birdalone Wendeth the Wildwood in Fellowship with Habundia
  103. Chapter XXIII - The Wood-Wife Bringeth Birdalone to the Sight of Arthur in the Wildwood
  104. Chapter XXIV - The Wood-Mother Changeth Her Form to that of a Woman Stricken in Years
  105. Chapter XXV - The Wood-Wife Healeth and Tendeth the Black Squire
  106. Chapter XXVI - The Black Squire Telleth the Wood-Wife of His Doings Since Birdalone Went from the Castle of the Quest
  107. Chapter XXVII - Sir Arthur Cometh to the House Under the Wood
  108. Chapter XXVIII - Fair Days in the House of Love
  109. Chapter XXIX - Those Twain Will Seek the Wisdom of the Wood-Wife
  110. Chapter XXX - They Have Speech with Habundia Concerning the Green Knight and His Fellows
  111. Chapter XXXI - Habundia Cometh with Tidings of Those Dear Friends
  112. Chapter XXXII - Of the Fight in the Forest and the Rescue of Those Friends from the Men of the Red Company
  113. Chapter XXXIII - Viridis Telleth the Tale of Their Seeking
  114. THE SEVENTH PART: THE DAYS OF RETURNING
  115. Chapter I - Sir Hugh Asketh Birdalone Where She Would Have the Abode of Their Fellowship to Be
  116. Chapter II - Birdalone Taketh Counsel with Her Wood-Mother Concerning the Matter of Sir Hugh
  117. Chapter III - Of the Journeying through the Forest of Evilshaw Unto the Town of Utterhay
  118. Chapter IV - Of the Abiding in Utterhay in Love and Contentment