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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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Publié par	The Floating Press
Date de parution	01 juin 2012
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781775459644
Langue	English

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THE WATER OF THE WONDROUS ISLES
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WILLIAM MORRIS

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The Water of the Wondrous Isles First published in 1897 ISBN 978-1-77545-964-4 © 2012 The Floating Press and its licensors. All rights reserved. While every effort has been used to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the information contained in The Floating Press edition of this book, The Floating Press does not assume liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in this book. The Floating Press does not accept responsibility for loss suffered as a result of reliance upon the accuracy or currency of information contained in this book. Do not use while operating a motor vehicle or heavy equipment. Many suitcases look alike. Visit www.thefloatingpress.com
Contents
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THE FIRST PART: OF THE HOUSE OF CAPTIVITY Chapter I - Catch at Utterhay Chapter II - Now Shall Be Told of the House by the Water-Side Chapter III - Of Skin-Changing Chapter IV - Of the Waxing of the Stolen Child Chapter V - Of Birdalone, and How She is Grown into Maidenhood Chapter VI - Herein is Told of Birdalone's Raiment Chapter VII - Birdalone Hath an Adventure in the Wood Chapter VIII - Of Birdalone and the Witch-Wife Chapter IX - Of Birdalone's Swimming Chapter X - Birdalone Comes on New Tidings Chapter XI - Of Birdalone's Guilt and the Chastisement Thereof Chapter XII - The Words of the Witch-Wife to Birdalone Chapter XIII - Birdalone Meeteth the Wood-Woman Again Chapter XIV - Of Birdalone's Fishing Chapter XV - Birdalone Weareth Her Serpent-Ring Chapter XVI - Birdalone Meeteth Habundia Again; And Learneth HerFirst Wisdom of Her Chapter XVII - The Passing of the Year into Winter Chapter XVIII - Of Spring-Tide and the Mind of Birdalone Chapter XIX - They Bid Farewell, Birdalone and the Wood-Mother Chapter XX - Of Birdalone and the Sending Boat THE SECOND PART: OF THE WONDROUS ISLES Chapter I - The First Isle Chapter II - Birdalone Falleth in with New Friends Chapter III - Birdalone is Brought Before the Witch-Wife's Sister Chapter IV - Of the Witch's Prison in the Wailing-Tower Chapter V - They Feast in the Witch's Prison Chapter VI - Atra Tells of How They Three Came Unto the Isle ofIncrease Unsought Chapter VII - The Three Damsels Take Birdalone Out of the Witch'sPrison Chapter VIII - In What Wise Birdalone was Clad, and How She Went HerWays from the Isle of Increase Unsought Chapter IX - How Birdalone Came to the Isle of the Young and the Old Chapter X - Birdalone Comes to the Isle of the Queens Chapter XI - And Now She Comes to the Isle of the Kings Chapter XII - Of Birdalone, How She Came Unto the Isle of Nothing THE THIRD PART: OF THE CASTLE OF THE QUEST Chapter I - Birdalone Comes to the Castle of the Quest Chapter II - Of Birdalone, and How She Rested the Night through in aBower Without the Castle of the Quest Chapter III - How Birdalone Dight Her for Meeting the Champions ofthe Quest Chapter IV - And Now She Meets the Champions Chapter V - Birdalone Has True Tokens from the Champions of the Quest Chapter VI - How the Champions Would Do Birdalone to Be Clad Anew inthe Castle of the Quest Chapter VII - Of Birdalone, How She Told the Champions All Her Tale Chapter VIII - In the Meanwhile of the Departing of the Champions,They Would Pleasure Birdalone with Feats of Arms and Games of Prowess Chapter IX - Birdalone Cometh Before the Champions in Her New Array Chapter X - The Champions Go Their Ways in the Sending Boat THE FOURTH PART: OF THE DAYS OF ABIDING Chapter I - Of Birdalone's Grief; And of Leonard the Chaplain Chapter II - Birdalone Learneth Lore of the Priest Ten Days ofWaiting Wear Chapter III - Now Would Birdalone Ride Abroad Chapter IV - Of Birdalone's Faring Abroad Chapter V - Sir Aymeris Showeth Birdalone the Mountains Afar Off Chapter VI - Birdalone Heareth Tell Tales of the Black Valley of theGreywethers Chapter VII - Birdalone Beguileth the Priest to Help Her to Outgoing Chapter VIII - Birdalone Fares on Her Adventure Chapter IX - Birdalone Comes to the Black Valley Chapter X - How Birdalone Fell in with a Man in the Black Valley ofthe Greywethers Chapter XI - Birdalone is Led Up the Black Valley Chapter XII - How Those Twain Get Them from Out of the Black Valleyof the Greywethers Chapter XIII - Now They Rest for the Night in the Strait Pass Chapter XIV - The Black Knight Tells the Truth of Himself Chapter XV - The Black Knight Brings Birdalone to the Bower in theDale Chapter XVI - Yet a Day and a Night They Tarry in the Dale THE FIFTH PART: THE TALE OF THE QUEST'S ENDING Chapter I - Of Sir Leonard's Trouble and the Coming of the Quest Chapter II - Now Ask They of Birdalone, and Sir Leonard Speaks Chapter III - How They Follow the Slot of Birdalone and the BlackKnight Chapter IV - Of the Slaying of Friend and Foe Chapter V - They Come Home to the Castle of the Quest Chapter VI - Of the Talk Betwixt Birdalone and Viridis Chapter VII - Birdalone Telleth the Tale of Her Wandering Up theValley of the Greywethers Chapter VIII - Atra and Birdalone Talk Together While the Lords Sitat the Murder-Council Chapter IX - Hugh Tells the Story of the Quest's Ending Chapter X - How it Fared with the Three Ladies After the Escape ofBirdalone Chapter XI - Birdalone and the Black Squire Talk Together in the Hallof the Castle Chapter XII - The Knights and Their Fellows Betake Them to theAssaulting of the Red Hold Chapter XIII - Birdalone Bethinks Her to Fulfil the Promise Made UntoAtra Chapter XIV - Birdalone Leaves the Castle of the Quest THE SIXTH PART: THE DAYS OF ABSENCE Chapter I - Birdalone Rides to Greenford and there Takes Leave ofArnold and His Men Chapter II - Of Birdalone and Her Fellowship, Their Faring Over theDownland Chapter III - They Come to the City of the Five Crafts, and BirdaloneMeets with the Poor-Wife Chapter IV - Of the Love of Gerard's Sons and of Jacobus forBirdalone Chapter V - Of the Death of Audrey, Mother to Birdalone She isWarned in a Dream to Seek the Black Squire, and is Minded to Departthe City of the Five Crafts, and Seek Again the Castle of the Quest Chapter VI - Of the Sundering of Birdalone from Gerard and His Sons Chapter VII - Birdalone Cometh to Greenford, and Hears of the Wastingof the Castle of the Quest Chapter VIII - Birdalone Cometh to the Castle of the Quest, Heareththe Tale Thereof from Leonard, and Departeth Thence by the SendingBoat Chapter IX - Birdalone Findeth the Isle of Nothing Greatly Bettered,and is Kindly Entreated There Chapter X - Of Birdalone's Flitting from the Isle of Nothing Chapter XI - Coming to the Isle of Kings Birdalone Findeth there aScore and Two of Fair Damsels Who Would Fain Have Her Company Chapter XII - Birdalone Cometh Again to the Isle of Queens, andFindeth a Perilous Adventure Therein Chapter XIII - Coming to the Isle of the Young and the Old, BirdaloneFindeth it Peopled with Children Chapter XIV - The Sending Boat Disappeareth from the Isle of IncreaseUnsought, and Birdalone Seeketh to Escape Thence by Swimming Chapter XV - Birdalone Lacketh Little of Drowning, but ComethLatterly to the Green Eyot Chapter XVI - Birdalone Findeth Her Witch-Mistress Dead Chapter XVII - Birdalone Layeth to Earth the Body of the Witch, andFindeth the Sending Boat Broken Up Chapter XVIII - The Wood-Mother Cometh to Birdalone and Heareth HerStory Chapter XIX - Habundia Hideth Birdalone's Nakedness with FaeryRaiment Chapter XX - Birdalone Telleth Habundia of Her Love for Arthur, andGetteth from Her Promise of Help Therein Chapter XXI - How the Wood-Wife Entered the Cot, and a Wonder thatBefell Thereon Chapter XXII - Birdalone Wendeth the Wildwood in Fellowship withHabundia Chapter XXIII - The Wood-Wife Bringeth Birdalone to the Sight ofArthur in the Wildwood Chapter XXIV - The Wood-Mother Changeth Her Form to that of a WomanStricken in Years Chapter XXV - The Wood-Wife Healeth and Tendeth the Black Squire Chapter XXVI - The Black Squire Telleth the Wood-Wife of His DoingsSince Birdalone Went from the Castle of the Quest Chapter XXVII - Sir Arthur Cometh to the House Under the Wood Chapter XXVIII - Fair Days in the House of Love Chapter XXIX - Those Twain Will Seek the Wisdom of the Wood-Wife Chapter XXX - They Have Speech with Habundia Concerning the GreenKnight and His Fellows Chapter XXXI - Habundia Cometh with Tidings of Those Dear Friends Chapter XXXII - Of the Fight in the Forest and the Rescue of ThoseFriends from the Men of the Red Company Chapter XXXIII - Viridis Telleth the Tale of Their Seeking THE SEVENTH PART: THE DAYS OF RETURNING Chapter I - Sir Hugh Asketh Birdalone Where She Would Have the Abodeof Their Fellowship to Be Chapter II - Birdalone Taketh Counsel with Her Wood-Mother Concerningthe Matter of Sir Hugh Chapter III - Of the Journeying through the Forest of Evilshaw Untothe Town of Utterhay Chapter IV - Of the Abiding in Utterhay in Love and Contentment
THE FIRST PART: OF THE HOUSE OF CAPTIVITY
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Chapter I - Catch at Utterhay
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Whilom, as tells the tale, was a walled cheaping-town hight Utterhay,which was builded in a bight of the land a little off the greathighway which went from over the mountains to the sea.
The said town was hard on the borders of a wood, which men held to bemighty great, or maybe measureless; though few indeed had entered it,and they that had, brought back tales wild and confused thereof.
Therein was neither highway nor byway, nor wood-reeve nor way-warden;never came chapman thence into Utterhay; no man of Utterhay was sopoor or so bold that he durst raise the hunt therein; no outlaw durstflee thereto; no man of God had such trust in the saints that hedurst build him a cell in that wood.
For all men deemed it more than perilous; and some said that therewalked the worst of the dead; othersome that the Goddesses of theGentiles haunted there; others again that it was the faery rather,but they full of malice and guile. But most commonly it was deemedthat the devils swarmed amidst of its thickets, and that wheresoevera man sought to, who was once environed by it, eve