William Morris · 1897 · Novel
Setting: 1897
The Water of the Wondrous Isles is a landmark in fantasy fiction. First published a year after Morris’s death in 1897 by Kelmscott Press—Morris’s own printing company—the novel follows Birdalone, a young girl who is stolen as a baby by a witch who takes her to serve in the woods of Evilshaw. After she encounters a wood fairy that helps her escape the witch’s clutches, Birdalone embarks on a series of adventures across the titular Wondrous Isles. These isles are used by Morris both as parables for contemporary Britain and as vehicles for investigating his radical socialist beliefs.
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Tags: Private pressesScience fictionFiction, fantasy, generalFantasy fictionneeds-review
isfdb_id: 4253
openlibrary_id: OL47745W
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