The Water of the Wondrous Isles
111 chapters English Public domain
About this book
This fantasy novel by William Morris is one of the first to have a central female character. The heroine, Birdalone, abducted and raised by a witch in the wood of Evilshaw, escapes her captivity with the assistance of a good witch. Habundia. Birdalone encounters three maidens held prisoner by another witch, and the quest to unite the maidens with their knightly lovers rounds out the tale.
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111 chapters
26 Chapter IV. Of The Witch's Prison in the Wailing-Tower 27 Chapter V. They Feast in the Witch's Prison 28 Chapter VI. Atra Tells of How They Three Came Unto the Isle of Increase Unsought 29 Chapter VII. The Three Damsels Take Birdalone out of the Witch's Prison 30 Chapter VIII. In What Wise Birdalone Was Clad, and How She Went Her Ways From the Isle of Increase Unsought 31 Chapter IX. How Birdalone Came to the Isle of the Young and the Old 32 Chapter X. Birdalone Comes to the Isle of the Queens 33 Chapter XI. And Now She Comes to the Isle of the Kings 34 Chapter XII. Of Birdalone, How She Came Unto the Isle of Nothing 35 Chapter I. Birdalone Comes to the Castle of the Quest 36 Chapter II. Of Birdalone, and How She Rested the Night Through in a Bower Without the Castle of the Quest 37 Chapter III. How Birdalone Dight Her For Meeting the Champions of the Quest 38 Chapter IV. And Now She Meets the Champions 39 Chapter V. Birdalone Has True Tokens From the Champions of the Quest 40 Chapter VI. How The Champions Would Do Birdalone to be Clad Anew in the Castle of the Quest 41 Chapter VII. Of Birdalone, How She Told the Champions All Her Tale 42 Chapter VIII. In The Meanwhile of the Departing of the Champions, They Would Pleasure Birdalone With Feats of Arms and Games of Prowess 43 Chapter IX. Birdalone Cometh Before the Champions In Her New Array 44 Chapter X. The Champions Go Their Ways in the Sending Boat 45 Chapter I. Of Birdalone's Grief; and of Leonard the Chaplain 46 Chapter II. Birdalone Learneth Lore of the Priest. Ten Days of Waiting Wear 47 Chapter III. Now Would Birdalone Ride Abroad 48 Chapter IV. Of Birdalone's Faring Abroad 49 Chapter V. Sir Aymeris Showeth Birdalone the Mountains Afar Off 50 Chapter VI. Birdalone Heareth Tell Tales of the Black Valley of the Greywethers
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The Water of the Wondrous Isles
111 chapters English Public domain
About this book
This fantasy novel by William Morris is one of the first to have a central female character. The heroine, Birdalone, abducted and raised by a witch in the wood of Evilshaw, escapes her captivity with the assistance of a good witch. Habundia. Birdalone encounters three maidens held prisoner by another witch, and the quest to unite the maidens with their knightly lovers rounds out the tale.
Table of contents
111 chapters
26 Chapter IV. Of The Witch's Prison in the Wailing-Tower 27 Chapter V. They Feast in the Witch's Prison 28 Chapter VI. Atra Tells of How They Three Came Unto the Isle of Increase Unsought 29 Chapter VII. The Three Damsels Take Birdalone out of the Witch's Prison 30 Chapter VIII. In What Wise Birdalone Was Clad, and How She Went Her Ways From the Isle of Increase Unsought 31 Chapter IX. How Birdalone Came to the Isle of the Young and the Old 32 Chapter X. Birdalone Comes to the Isle of the Queens 33 Chapter XI. And Now She Comes to the Isle of the Kings 34 Chapter XII. Of Birdalone, How She Came Unto the Isle of Nothing 35 Chapter I. Birdalone Comes to the Castle of the Quest 36 Chapter II. Of Birdalone, and How She Rested the Night Through in a Bower Without the Castle of the Quest 37 Chapter III. How Birdalone Dight Her For Meeting the Champions of the Quest 38 Chapter IV. And Now She Meets the Champions 39 Chapter V. Birdalone Has True Tokens From the Champions of the Quest 40 Chapter VI. How The Champions Would Do Birdalone to be Clad Anew in the Castle of the Quest 41 Chapter VII. Of Birdalone, How She Told the Champions All Her Tale 42 Chapter VIII. In The Meanwhile of the Departing of the Champions, They Would Pleasure Birdalone With Feats of Arms and Games of Prowess 43 Chapter IX. Birdalone Cometh Before the Champions In Her New Array 44 Chapter X. The Champions Go Their Ways in the Sending Boat 45 Chapter I. Of Birdalone's Grief; and of Leonard the Chaplain 46 Chapter II. Birdalone Learneth Lore of the Priest. Ten Days of Waiting Wear 47 Chapter III. Now Would Birdalone Ride Abroad 48 Chapter IV. Of Birdalone's Faring Abroad 49 Chapter V. Sir Aymeris Showeth Birdalone the Mountains Afar Off 50 Chapter VI. Birdalone Heareth Tell Tales of the Black Valley of the Greywethers
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The Water of the Wondrous Isles
111 chapters English Public domain
About this book
This fantasy novel by William Morris is one of the first to have a central female character. The heroine, Birdalone, abducted and raised by a witch in the wood of Evilshaw, escapes her captivity with the assistance of a good witch. Habundia. Birdalone encounters three maidens held prisoner by another witch, and the quest to unite the maidens with their knightly lovers rounds out the tale.
Table of contents
111 chapters
26 Chapter IV. Of The Witch's Prison in the Wailing-Tower 27 Chapter V. They Feast in the Witch's Prison 28 Chapter VI. Atra Tells of How They Three Came Unto the Isle of Increase Unsought 29 Chapter VII. The Three Damsels Take Birdalone out of the Witch's Prison 30 Chapter VIII. In What Wise Birdalone Was Clad, and How She Went Her Ways From the Isle of Increase Unsought 31 Chapter IX. How Birdalone Came to the Isle of the Young and the Old 32 Chapter X. Birdalone Comes to the Isle of the Queens 33 Chapter XI. And Now She Comes to the Isle of the Kings 34 Chapter XII. Of Birdalone, How She Came Unto the Isle of Nothing 35 Chapter I. Birdalone Comes to the Castle of the Quest 36 Chapter II. Of Birdalone, and How She Rested the Night Through in a Bower Without the Castle of the Quest 37 Chapter III. How Birdalone Dight Her For Meeting the Champions of the Quest 38 Chapter IV. And Now She Meets the Champions 39 Chapter V. Birdalone Has True Tokens From the Champions of the Quest 40 Chapter VI. How The Champions Would Do Birdalone to be Clad Anew in the Castle of the Quest 41 Chapter VII. Of Birdalone, How She Told the Champions All Her Tale 42 Chapter VIII. In The Meanwhile of the Departing of the Champions, They Would Pleasure Birdalone With Feats of Arms and Games of Prowess 43 Chapter IX. Birdalone Cometh Before the Champions In Her New Array 44 Chapter X. The Champions Go Their Ways in the Sending Boat 45 Chapter I. Of Birdalone's Grief; and of Leonard the Chaplain 46 Chapter II. Birdalone Learneth Lore of the Priest. Ten Days of Waiting Wear 47 Chapter III. Now Would Birdalone Ride Abroad 48 Chapter IV. Of Birdalone's Faring Abroad 49 Chapter V. Sir Aymeris Showeth Birdalone the Mountains Afar Off 50 Chapter VI. Birdalone Heareth Tell Tales of the Black Valley of the Greywethers
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