The Well at the World's End
core novel 1896 The Well at the World's End
Record
| First published | 1896 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.77 (913 ratings, collected 2026-08-11) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781598182989 |
Where it sits
- Universe: The Well at the World's End
- Series: not part of a registered series (standalone work within its universe)
- Author: William Morris
Notes
- New author record. One of the foundational works of modern fantasy prose romance, predating any organized genre award by decades (the Hugo Award began 1953; the World Fantasy Award, 1975) -- zero contemporary genre awards is fully expected and explicitly not treated as a quality signal, matching the project's established convention for this era (Dunsany, Eddison, Mirrlees). H.G. Wells praised it on release; C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien both cited Morris's prose romances as a formative influence. A standalone novel; Morris's other prose romance, The Wood Beyond the World (1894), is a separate, unrelated story and is not folded into this admission.
Sources
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