Project Gutenberg 2006-03-12 Public domain in the USA. 75 Morris, William 1834 1896 Morris, William M. The World of Romance being Contributions to The Oxford and Cambridge Magazine, 1856 Reading ease score: 63.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Transcribed from the 1906 J. Thomson edition by David Price "The World of Romance" by William Morris is a collection of imaginative tales written during the mid-19th century. Set against a backdrop of medieval customs and architecture, these stories transport readers to a mythical realm steeped in romance and nostalgia. The opening stories introduce characters like Walter, a master-mason reflecting on the church he constructed, and explore themes of love, loss, and artistic creation within the confines of a romanticized medieval landscape. At the start of the collection, the narrative centers on the reflections of Walter, who recalls the beauty of his surroundings while constructing a grand church alongside his sister Margaret. As autumn approaches, Walter becomes lost in memories, weaving vivid imagery of the landscape and the bustling life around the abbey. Amid his thoughts, he yearns for his friend Amyot, who has been away fighting in the holy wars. Their reunion is anticipated, yet a sense of foreboding looms as the story unfolds, hinting at deeper emotional currents and inevitable loss. Through rich, lyrical prose, the opening sets the stage for a journey into a world that blends history and fantasy, exploring the complexities of human yearning amidst the passage of time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Middle Ages -- Fiction Tales PR Text Fantasy Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 231057 230964 2024-10-08T05:44:29.485517 2023-09-08T07:50:59.075614 text/html text/html 228210 2006-03-12T15:15:41 text/html 83821 2006-03-12T15:17:18 text/html application/zip 159368 2024-10-08T05:44:34.748457 application/epub+zip 159490 2024-10-08T05:44:31.294489 application/epub+zip 159491 2024-10-08T05:44:30.139485 application/epub+zip 281719 2024-10-08T05:44:37.377471 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260958 2024-10-08T05:44:34.038506 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256747 2022-09-08T13:59:24.914087 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 210548 210506 2024-10-08T05:44:29.036521 2023-09-08T07:50:58.735601 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 210458 2006-03-12T15:17:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 79988 2006-03-12T15:17:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20356 2024-10-08T05:44:37.506451 application/rdf+xml 12161 2024-10-08T05:44:30.679496 image/jpeg 3281 2024-10-08T05:44:30.406485 image/jpeg 151211 2024-10-08T05:44:29.506518 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia