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The Water of the Wondrous Isles

By William Morris

Release : 1897-01-01

Genre : Fantasy, Books, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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The Water of the Wondrous Isles is a fantasy novel by William Morris. Stolen as a child and raised in the wood of Evilshaw as servant to a witch, Birdalone ultimately escapes in her captress's magical boat, in which she travels to a succession of strange and wonderful islands. Among these is the Isle of Increase Unsought, an island cursed with boundless production, which Morris intended as a parallel of contemporary Britain and a vehicle for his socialistic beliefs.

The Water of the Wondrous Isles

By William Morris

Release : 1897-01-01

Genre : Fantasy, Books, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Kind : ebook

(0 ratings)
The Water of the Wondrous Isles is a fantasy novel by William Morris. Stolen as a child and raised in the wood of Evilshaw as servant to a witch, Birdalone ultimately escapes in her captress's magical boat, in which she travels to a succession of strange and wonderful islands. Among these is the Isle of Increase Unsought, an island cursed with boundless production, which Morris intended as a parallel of contemporary Britain and a vehicle for his socialistic beliefs.

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