The Wood Beyond the World
William Morris
William Morris's 1894 pioneering secondary-world fantasy, widely credited as one of the earliest modern fantasy novels and a direct ancestor of Tolkien and Lewis. A tale of a young man, a mysterious Lady, and the Maid who serves her.
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