The Water of the Wondrous Isles

<p><em>The Water of the Wondrous Isles</em> is one of William Morris's rich late romances filled with enchantment danger and strange lands beyond the common world. At its heart is Birdalone a young woman whose search for freedom leads her across magical waters through hidden kingdoms and into the company of friends foes and wonders. Morris blends medieval color mythic adventure and dreamlike beauty in a tale of courage longing and discovery. Written in his distinctive prose style this classic fantasy helped shape the tradition later followed by many writers of imagined worlds.</p>