The Water of the Wondrous Isles eBook

William Morris

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Start of eBook	1
CHAPTER I. CATCH AT UTTERHAY	1
CHAPTER II. NOW SHALL BE TOLD OF THE HOUSE BY THE WATER-SIDE	4
CHAPTER III. OF SKIN-CHANGING	5
CHAPTER IV. OF THE WAXING OF THE STOLEN CHILD	5
CHAPTER V. OF BIRDALONE, AND HOW SHE IS GROWN INTO MAIDENHOOD	6
CHAPTER VI. HEREIN IS TOLD OF BIRDALONE’S RAIMENT	8
CHAPTER VII. BIRDALONE HATH AN ADVENTURE IN THE WOOD	10
CHAPTER VIII. OF BIRDALONE AND THE WITCH-WIFE	14
CHAPTER IX. OF BIRDALONE’S SWIMMING	15
CHAPTER X. BIRDALONE COMES ON NEW TIDINGS	17
CHAPTER XI. OF BIRDALONE’S GUILT AND THE CHASTISEMENT THEREOF	18
CHAPTER XII. THE WORDS OF THE WITCH-WIFE TO BIRDALONE	20
CHAPTER XIII. BIRDALONE MEETETH THE WOOD-WOMAN AGAIN	21
CHAPTER XIV. OF BIRDALONE’S FISHING	24
CHAPTER XV. BIRDALONE WEARETH HER SERPENT-RING	25
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CHAPTER XVII. THE PASSING OF THE YEAR INTO WINTER	28
CHAPTER XVIII. OF SPRING-TIDE AND THE MIND OF BIRDALONE	30
CHAPTER XIX. THEY BID FAREWELL, BIRDALONE AND THE WOOD-MOTHER	31
CHAPTER XX. OF BIRDALONE AND THE SENDING BOAT	32
THE SECOND PART: OF THE WONDROUS ISLES	34
CHAPTER I. THE FIRST ISLE	34
CHAPTER II. BIRDALONE FALLETH IN WITH NEW FRIENDS	35
CHAPTER III. BIRDALONE IS BROUGHT BEFORE THE WITCH-WIFE’S SISTER	37
CHAPTER IV. OF THE WITCH’S PRISON IN THE WAILING-TOWER	38
CHAPTER V. THEY FEAST IN THE WITCH’S PRISON	40
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CHAPTER IX. HOW BIRDALONE CAME TO THE ISLE OF THE YOUNG AND THE OLD	53
CHAPTER X. BIRDALONE COMES TO THE ISLE OF THE QUEENS	59
CHAPTER XI. AND NOW SHE COMES TO THE ISLE OF THE KINGS	61
CHAPTER XII. OF BIRDALONE, HOW SHE CAME UNTO THE ISLE OF NOTHING	64
THE THIRD PART: OF THE CASTLE OF THE QUEST	66
CHAPTER I. BIRDALONE COMES TO THE CASTLE OF THE QUEST	66
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CHAPTER IV. AND NOW SHE MEETS THE CHAMPIONS	73
CHAPTER V. BIRDALONE HAS TRUE TOKENS FROM THE CHAMPIONS OF THE QUEST	77
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CHAPTER VII. OF BIRDALONE, HOW SHE TOLD THE CHAMPIONS ALL HER TALE	83
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CHAPTER IX. BIRDALONE COMETH BEFORE THE CHAMPIONS IN HER NEW ARRAY	85
CHAPTER X. THE CHAMPIONS GO THEIR WAYS IN THE SENDING BOAT	87
THE FOURTH PART: OF THE DAYS OF ABIDING	88
CHAPTER I. OF BIRDALONE’S GRIEF; AND OF LEONARD THE CHAPLAIN	88
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CHAPTER III. NOW WOULD BIRDALONE RIDE ABROAD	91
CHAPTER IV. OF BIRDALONE’S FARING ABROAD	93
CHAPTER V. SIR AYMERIS SHOWETH BIRDALONE THE MOUNTAINS AFAR OFF	94
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CHAPTER VII. BIRDALONE BEGUILETH THE PRIEST TO HELP HER TO OUTGOING	98
CHAPTER VIII. BIRDALONE FARES ON HER ADVENTURE	100
CHAPTER IX. BIRDALONE COMES TO THE BLACK VALLEY	102
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CHAPTER XI. BIRDALONE IS LED UP THE BLACK VALLEY	105
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CHAPTER XIII. NOW THEY REST FOR THE NIGHT IN THE STRAIT PASS	111
CHAPTER XIV. THE BLACK KNIGHT TELLS THE TRUTH OF HIMSELF	111
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CHAPTER XVI. YET A DAY AND A NIGHT THEY TARRY IN THE DALE	116
THE FIFTH PART: THE TALE OF THE QUEST’S ENDING	120
CHAPTER I. OF SIR LEONARD’S TROUBLE AND THE COMING OF THE QUEST	120
CHAPTER II. NOW ASK THEY OF BIRDALONE, AND SIR LEONARD SPEAKS	122
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CHAPTER IV. OF THE SLAYING OF FRIEND AND FOE	125
CHAPTER V. THEY COME HOME TO THE CASTLE OF THE QUEST	129
CHAPTER VI. OF THE TALK BETWIXT BIRDALONE AND VIRIDIS	130
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CHAPTER IX. HUGH TELLS THE STORY OF THE QUEST’S ENDING.	141
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CHAPTER XIV. BIRDALONE LEAVES THE CASTLE OF THE QUEST	168
THE SIXTH PART: THE DAYS OF ABSENCE	169
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CHAPTER VI. OF THE SUNDERING OF BIRDALONE FROM GERARD AND HIS SONS	183
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CHAPTER X. OF BIRDALONE’S FLITTING FROM THE ISLE OF NOTHING	194
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CHAPTER XVI. BIRDALONE FINDETH HER WITCH-MISTRESS DEAD	207
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CHAPTER XXV. THE WOOD-WIFE HEALETH AND TENDETH THE BLACK SQUIRE	225
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CHAPTER XXVII. SIR ARTHUR COMETH TO THE HOUSE UNDER THE WOOD	230
CHAPTER XXVIII. FAIR DAYS IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE	232
CHAPTER XXIX. THOSE TWAIN WILL SEEK THE WISDOM OF THE WOOD-WIFE	233
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CHAPTER XXXI. HABUNDIA COMETH WITH TIDINGS OF THOSE DEAR FRIENDS	236
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CHAPTER XXXIII. VIRIDIS TELLETH THE TALE OF THEIR SEEKING	242
THE SEVENTH PART: THE DAYS OF RETURNING	246
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CHAPTER IV. OF THE ABIDING IN UTTERHAY IN LOVE AND CONTENTMENT	254
Information about Project Gutenberg (one page)	256
(Three Pages)	257

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