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The Well at the World's End: A TaleWilliam Morris

The Well at the World's End: A Tale

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Original author: William Morris

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"The Well at the World's End: A Tale" by William Morris is a high fantasy novel first published in 1896. Ralph, the youngest son of a king, defies his father's wishes and embarks on a quest for adventure. His journey leads him through perilous encounters, forbidden love, and the pursuit of a legendary well whose waters grant extraordinary powers. Accompanied by the maiden Ursula, Ralph must navigate treachery, battle evil lords, and ultimately fight to reclaim his homeland and secure his destiny.

The Well at the World's End: A Tale, by William Morris. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #169.

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122 Chapters

  1. 1.Book ONE: The Road Unto Love177 words
  2. 2.Book TWO: The Road Unto Trouble479 words
  3. 3.Book FOUR: The Road Home248 words
  4. 4.Chapter 1: The Sundering of the Ways2,166 words
  5. 5.Chapter 2: Ralph Goeth Back Home to the High House428 words
  6. 6.Chapter 3: Ralph Cometh to the Cheaping-Town3,591 words
  7. 7.Chapter 4: Ralph Rideth the Downs2,183 words
  8. 8.Chapter 5: Ralph Cometh to Higham-on-the-Way3,547 words
  9. 9.Chapter 6: Ralph Goeth His Ways From the Abbey of St. Mary at Higham1,546 words
  10. 10.Chapter 7: The Maiden of Bourton Abbas1,996 words
  11. 11.Chapter 8: Ralph Cometh to the Wood Perilous. An Adventure Therein1,563 words
  12. 12.Chapter 9: Another Adventure in the Wood Perilous2,327 words
  13. 13.Chapter 10: A Meeting and a Parting in the Wood Perilous1,217 words
  14. 14.Chapter 11: Now Must Ralph Ride For It2,550 words
  15. 15.Chapter 12: Ralph Entereth Into the Burg of the Four Friths2,987 words
  16. 16.Chapter 13: The Streets of the Burg of the Four Friths2,005 words
  17. 17.Chapter 14: What Ralph Heard of the Matters of the Burg of the Four Friths2,648 words
  18. 18.Chapter 15: How Ralph Departed From the Burg of the Four Friths2,276 words
  19. 19.Chapter 16: Ralph Rideth the Wood Perilous Again1,287 words
  20. 20.Chapter 17: Ralph Cometh to the House of Abundance1,522 words
  21. 21.Chapter 18: Of Ralph in the Castle of Abundance4,471 words
  22. 22.Chapter 19: Ralph Readeth in a Book Concerning the Well at the World's End526 words
  23. 23.Chapter 20: Ralph Meeteth a Man in the Wood2,399 words
  24. 24.Chapter 21: Ralph Weareth Away Three Days Uneasily1,558 words
  25. 25.Chapter 22: An Adventure in the Wood3,378 words
  26. 26.Chapter 23: The Leechcraft of the Lady1,736 words
  27. 27.Chapter 24: Supper and Slumber in the Woodland Hall2,335 words
  28. 28.Chapter 1: Ralph Meets With Love in the Wilderness2,327 words
  29. 29.Chapter 2: They Break Their Fast in the Wildwood1,346 words
  30. 30.Chapter 3: The Lady Telleth Ralph of the Past Days of Her Life2,734 words
  31. 31.Chapter 4: The Lady Tells of Her Deliverance3,883 words
  32. 32.Chapter 5: Yet More of the Lady's Story911 words
  33. 33.Chapter 6: The Lady Tells Somewhat of Her Doings After She Left the Wilderness2,693 words
  34. 34.Chapter 74,855 words
  35. 35.Chapter 8: The Lady Maketh an End of Her Tale2,410 words
  36. 36.Chapter 9: They Go On Their Way Once More1,615 words
  37. 37.Chapter 10: Of the Desert-House and the Chamber of Love in the Wilderness3,379 words
  38. 38.Chapter 11: Ralph Cometh Out of the Wilderness995 words
  39. 39.Chapter 12: Ralph Falleth in With Friends and Rideth to Whitwall1,011 words
  40. 40.Chapter 132,291 words
  41. 41.Chapter 14: Ralph Falleth in With Another Old Friend1,270 words
  42. 42.Chapter 15: Ralph Dreams a Dream Or Sees a Vision793 words
  43. 43.Chapter 16: Of the Tales of Swevenham1,999 words
  44. 44.Chapter 17: Richard Bringeth Tidings of Departing1,317 words
  45. 45.Chapter 18: Ralph Departeth From Whitwall With the Fellowship of Clement Chapman729 words
  46. 46.Chapter 191,142 words
  47. 47.Chapter 20: They Come to the Mid-Mountain Guest-House1,868 words
  48. 48.Chapter 21: A Battle in the Mountains2,247 words
  49. 49.Chapter 22: Ralph Talks With Bull Shockhead910 words
  50. 50.Chapter 23: Of the Town of Cheaping Knowe1,026 words
  51. 51.Chapter 24: Ralph Heareth More Tidings of the Damsel1,118 words
  52. 52.Chapter 25: The Fellowship Comes to Whiteness897 words
  53. 53.Chapter 26: They Ride the Mountains Toward Goldburg1,677 words
  54. 54.Chapter 27: Clement Tells of Goldburg692 words
  55. 55.Chapter 28: Now They Come to Goldburg959 words
  56. 56.Chapter 29: Of Goldburg and the Queen Thereof2,568 words
  57. 57.Chapter 30: Ralph Hath Hope of Tidings Concerning the Well at the World's End1,392 words
  58. 58.Chapter 31: The Beginning of the Road To Utterbol2,763 words
  59. 59.Chapter 32: Ralph Happens on Evil Days3,185 words
  60. 60.Chapter 33: Ralph is Brought on the Road Towards Utterbol1,504 words
  61. 61.Chapter 34: The Lord of Utterbol Will Wot of Ralph's Might and Minstrelsy2,665 words
  1. 62.Chapter 35: Ralph Cometh To the Vale of the Tower2,169 words
  2. 63.Chapter 36: The Talk of Two Women Concerning Ralph2,468 words
  3. 64.Chapter 37: How Ralph Justed With the Aliens2,273 words
  4. 65.Chapter 38: A Friend Gives Ralph Warning2,022 words
  5. 66.Chapter 39: The Lord of Utterbol Makes Ralph a Free Man1,883 words
  6. 67.Chapter 40: They Ride Toward Utterness From Out of Vale Turris475 words
  7. 68.Chapter 41: Redhead Keeps Tryst1,313 words
  8. 69.Chapter 1: An Adventure in the Wood Under the Mountains2,919 words
  9. 70.Chapter 2: Ralph Rides the Wood Under the Mountains647 words
  10. 71.Chapter 3: Ralph Meeteth With Another Adventure in the Wood Under the Mountain2,798 words
  11. 72.Chapter 4: They Ride the Wood Under the Mountains2,379 words
  12. 73.Chapter 5: They Come on the Sage of Swevenham2,068 words
  13. 74.Chapter 6: Those Two Are Learned Lore by the Sage of Swevenham532 words
  14. 75.Chapter 7: An Adventure by the Way1,887 words
  15. 76.Chapter 8: They Come to the Sea of Molten Rocks1,344 words
  16. 77.Chapter 9: They Come Forth From the Rock-Sea1,688 words
  17. 78.Chapter 10: They Come to the Gate of the Mountains975 words
  18. 79.Chapter 11: They Come to the Vale of Sweet Chestnuts1,253 words
  19. 80.Chapter 12: Winter Amidst of the Mountains1,076 words
  20. 81.Chapter 13: Of Ursula and the Bear1,866 words
  21. 82.Chapter 14: Now Come the Messengers of the Innocent Folk1,150 words
  22. 83.Chapter 15: They Come to the Land of the Innocent Folk749 words
  23. 84.Chapter 16: They Come to the House of the Sorceress2,278 words
  24. 85.Chapter 17: They Come Through the Woodland to the Thirsty Desert1,868 words
  25. 86.Chapter 18: They Come to the Dry Tree1,420 words
  26. 87.Chapter 19: They Come Out of the Thirsty Desert653 words
  27. 88.Chapter 20: They Come to the Ocean Sea817 words
  28. 89.Chapter 21: Now They Drink of the Well at the World's End1,360 words
  29. 90.Chapter 22: Now They Have Drunk and Are Glad1,307 words
  30. 91.Chapter 1: Ralph and Ursula Come Back Again Through the Great Mountains541 words
  31. 92.Chapter 2: They Hear New Tidings of Utterbol1,248 words
  32. 93.Chapter 3: They Winter With the Sage; and Thereafter Come Again to Vale Turris1,837 words
  33. 94.Chapter 4: A Feast in the Red Pavilion1,003 words
  34. 95.Chapter 5: Bull Telleth of His Winning of the Lordship of Utterbol2,658 words
  35. 96.Chapter 6: They Ride From Vale Turris. Redhead Tells of Agatha1,719 words
  36. 97.Chapter 7: Of Their Riding the Waste, and of a Battle Thereon1,354 words
  37. 98.Chapter 8: Of Goldburg Again, and the Queen Thereof1,168 words
  38. 99.Chapter 9: They Come to Cheaping Knowe Once More. Of the King Thereof2,014 words
  39. 100.Chapter 10: An Adventure on the Way to the Mountains1,962 words
  40. 101.Chapter 11: They Come Through the Mountains Into the Plain658 words
  41. 102.Chapter 12: The Roads Sunder Again896 words
  42. 103.Chapter 13: They Come to Whitwall Again3,158 words
  43. 104.Chapter 14: They Ride Away From Whitwall528 words
  44. 105.Chapter 15: A Strange Meeting in the Wilderness2,237 words
  45. 106.Chapter 16: They Come to the Castle of Abundance Once More2,785 words
  46. 107.Chapter 17: They Fall in With That Hermit4,303 words
  47. 108.Chapter 18: A Change of Days in the Burg of the Four Friths1,534 words
  48. 109.Chapter 19: Ralph Sees Hampton and the Scaur5,661 words
  49. 110.Chapter 20: They Come to the Gate of Higham By the Way957 words
  50. 111.Chapter 21: Talk Between Those Two Brethren2,523 words
  51. 112.Chapter 22: An Old Acquaintance Comes From the Down Country to See Ralph2,060 words
  52. 113.Chapter 23: They Ride to Bear Castle1,576 words
  53. 114.Chapter 24: The Folkmote of the Shepherds1,088 words
  54. 115.Chapter 25: They Come to Wulstead1,264 words
  55. 116.Chapter 26: Ralph Sees His Father and Mother Again2,496 words
  56. 117.Chapter 27: Ralph Holds Converse With Katherine His Gossip1,417 words
  57. 118.Chapter 28: Dame Katherine Tells of the Pair of Beads, and Whence She Had Them1,939 words
  58. 119.Chapter 29: They Go Down to Battle in Upmeads3,704 words
  59. 120.Chapter 30: Ralph Brings His Father and Mother to Upmeads1,191 words
  60. 121.Chapter 31: Ralph Brings Ursula Home to the High House1,486 words
  61. 122.Chapter 32: Yet a Few Words Concerning Ralph of Upmeads807 words