Publisher's Synopsis
William Morris was a prominent English writer, artist, and social activist during the Victorian era. Morris is now best known for being a key figure in establishing the modern fantasy genre. Some of Morris' classics include News from Nowhere, The Well at the World's End, and The Wood Beyond the World. The Wood Beyond the World, published in 1894, is a fantasy novel that centers around Golden Walter whose wife has left him for another man. A mysterious storm takes him to a faraway country. This book, as well as The Well at the World's End, helped inspire the great J.R.R. Tolkien.
