Project Gutenberg 2001-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 110 Morris, William 1834 1896 Morris, William M. The Story of the Glittering Plain Which Has Been Also Called the Land of Living Men or the Acre of the Undying Transcribed from the 1913 Longmans, Green and Co. edition by David Price "The Story of the Glittering Plain" by William Morris is a fantasy novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around a young warrior named Hallblithe from the House of the Raven, who is in love with a damsel called the Hostage from the House of the Rose. The story unfolds as Hallblithe encounters three wayfarers seeking the mythical Land of the Glittering Plain, but he soon learns of dire news regarding his beloved, which sets him on a quest filled with challenges and strange encounters. At the start of the tale, we are introduced to Hallblithe, who, while preparing for his upcoming wedding, meets three travelers who are looking for the Land of Living Men. They express a deep longing for a place where sorrow does not exist. Hallblithe, unaware of the grief that looms, invites them to rest but is soon plunged into despair when he learns that the Hostage has been captured by marauders. Listening to the maidens recount the tale of her takers, he resolves to embark on a journey across treacherous seas to rescue her. The opening portion sets the tone for a story rich with themes of love, adventure, and the search for a fabled land, drawing the reader into a world that blends myth and deep emotional turmoil. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fantasy fiction, English PR Text Fantasy Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 284826 284720 2024-10-02T03:46:37.449083 2023-10-02T04:01:49.673816 text/html text/html 286681 2007-10-16T13:30:20 text/html 100138 2007-10-16T13:34:47 text/html application/zip 176607 2024-10-02T03:46:44.171032 application/epub+zip 178453 2024-10-02T03:46:40.374055 application/epub+zip 163046 2024-10-02T03:46:39.190115 application/epub+zip 319800 2024-10-02T03:46:47.179044 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296070 2024-10-02T03:46:43.459029 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 289162 2022-09-02T04:44:28.631844 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 270084 270031 2024-10-02T03:46:36.851078 2023-10-02T04:01:49.211780 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 269887 2007-10-16T13:34:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 97635 2007-10-16T13:34:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19834 2024-10-02T03:46:47.306999 application/rdf+xml 11436 2024-10-02T03:46:39.730051 image/jpeg 2876 2024-10-02T03:46:39.456056 image/jpeg 171793 2024-10-02T03:46:37.476071 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