The Well at the World’s End
Book I, II and III
William Morris

Book I 12*20 cm,
296 pp., €15
ISBN: 978-960-89726-2-9

Book II 12*20 cm,
428 pp., €18
ISBN: 978-960-89726-6-7

Book III 12*20 cm,
208 pp., €12
ISBN: 978-960-99052-2-0

The Well at the World’s End by William Morris, this thrilling narrative inspired by Icelandic sagas, is published for the first time in Greek, contributing to the acknowledgement of William Morris by the Greek reading public. The Greek text (so far, the two of the four volumes of the work have been translated and published) follows the pattern of the original Morris language (which imitated medieval English), using a rhythmical language, which brings into the mind of the reader the medieval songs and plays of the Greek literary tradition. This work has already been positively reviewed by Greek critics and readers.

William Morris (1834-1896) was an enlightened and talented artist, poet and writer of the 19th century. A leading figure of the Arts and Crafts movement, well known utopian novelist, by his often referred novel News from Nowhere, Morris, in the six last years of his life (1889-1896) founded a publishing house, Kelmscott Press. He wrote and published a series of fairy tales inspired by Icelandic sagas, between which, the Well at the World’s End.