The Well at the World’s End

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The Well at the World’s End is a late-19th-century fantasy novel by William Morris that follows a young prince’s quest to find a magical well granting strength and long life, and is considered a foundational work of modern fantasy literature.

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instanceOf fantasy novel ⓘ
literary work ⓘ
novel ⓘ
author William Morris ⓘ
centralMotif quest for a magical well ⓘ
centralObject the Well at the World’s End ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
feature magical well granting strength and long life ⓘ
firstPublicationDate 1896 ⓘ
genre fantasy ⓘ
romance ⓘ
hasFormat prose narrative ⓘ
hasIllustrator William Morris ⓘ
hasInfluenceOnGenre high fantasy ⓘ
quest fantasy ⓘ
hasPart The End of the Journey ⓘ
The Gates of the World ⓘ
The Road to the Well at the World’s End ⓘ
The Road unto Love ⓘ
hasReprint Ballantine Adult Fantasy series edition ⓘ
hasSubject chivalry ⓘ
fate and destiny ⓘ
moral testing of the hero ⓘ
hasTargetAudience adult readers ⓘ
influenced C. S. Lewis ⓘ
J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ
modern fantasy literature ⓘ
isConsidered foundational work of modern fantasy ⓘ
isPartOf early modern fantasy canon ⓘ
literaryMovement late Victorian literature ⓘ
mainCharacter Ralph of Upmeads ⓘ
narrativeStyle archaic, pseudo-medieval prose ⓘ
notableFor detailed secondary world-building ⓘ
early use of the heroic quest motif in modern fantasy ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
placeOfPublication London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
protagonist Ralph of Upmeads ⓘ
publicationCentury 19th century ⓘ
publisher Longmans, Green and Co. ⓘ
setting imaginary medieval world ⓘ
structure two-volume novel ⓘ
theme adventure ⓘ
love ⓘ
personal growth ⓘ
quest ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting pseudo-medieval era ⓘ

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