The Well at World's End

The story of a magic well with the power to grant immortality has set Ralph of Upmeads on a quest to find the real thing. Mysterious women he meets on his journey school him in the consequences of drinking from the well, but they cannot stop him.

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• 1: Publisher Information
• 2: Book One The Road Unto Love Chapter 1 The Sundering of the Ways
• 3: Book One The Road Unto Love Chapter 2 Ralph Goeth Back Home to the High House
• 4: Book One The Road Unto Love Chapter 3 Ralph Cometh to the Cheaping-Town
• 5: Book One The Road Unto Love Chapter 4 Ralph Rideth the Downs
• 6: Book One The Road Unto Love Chapter 5 Ralph Cometh to Higham-on-the-Way
• 7: Book One The Road Unto Love Chapter 6 Ralph Goeth His Ways From the Abbey of St. Mary at Higham
• 8: Book One The Road Unto Love Chapter 7 The Maiden of Bourton Abbas
• 9: Book One The Road Unto Love Chapter 8 Ralph Cometh to the Wood Perilous, An Adventure Therein
• 10: Book One The Road Unto Love Chapter 9 Another Adventure in the Wood Perilous
• 11: Book One The Road Unto Love Chapter 10 A Meeting and a Parting in the Wood Perilous
• 12: Book One The Road Unto Love Chapter 11 Now Must Ralph Ride For It
• 13: Book One The Road Unto Love Chapter 12 Ralph Entereth Into the Burg of the Four Friths
• 14: Book One The Road Unto Love Chapter 13 The Streets of the Burg of the Four Friths
• 15: Book One The Road Unto Love Chapter 14 What Ralph Heard of the Matters of the Burg of the Four Friths
• 16: Book One The Road Unto Love Chapter 15 How Ralph Departed From the Burg of the Four Friths
• 17: Book One The Road Unto Love Chapter 16 Ralph Rideth the Wood Perilous Again
• 18: Book One The Road Unto Love Chapter 17 Ralph Cometh to the House of Abundance
• 19: Book One The Road Unto Love Chapter 18 Of Ralph in the Castle of Abundance
• 20: Book One The Road Unto Love Chapter 19 Ralph Readeth in a Book Concerning the Well at the World's End
• 21: Book One The Road Unto Love Chapter 20 Ralph Meeteth a Man in the Wood
• 22: Book One The Road Unto Love Chapter 21 Ralph Weareth Away Three Days Uneasily
• 23: Book One The Road Unto Love Chapter 22 An Adventure in the Wood
• 24: Book One The Road Unto Love Chapter 23 The Leechcraft of the Lady
• 25: Book One The Road Unto Love Chapter 24 Supper and Slumber in the Woodland Hall
• 26: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 1 Ralph Meets With Love in the Wilderness
• 27: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 2 They Break Their Fast in the Wildwood
• 28: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 3 The Lady Telleth Ralph of the Past Days of Her Life
• 29: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 4 The Lady Tells of Her Deliverance
• 30: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 5 Yet More of the Lady's Story
• 31: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 6 The Lady Tells Somewhat of Her Doings After She Left the Wilderness
• 32: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 7 The Lady Tells of the Strife and Trouble That Befell After Her Coming to the Country of the King's Son
• 33: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 8 The Lady Maketh an End of Her Tale
• 34: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 9 They Go On Their Way Once More
• 35: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 10 Of the Desert-House and the Chamber of Love in the Wilderness
• 36: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 11 Ralph Cometh Out of the Wilderness
• 37: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 12 Ralph Falleth in With Friends and Rideth to Whitwall
• 38: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 13 Richard Talketh With Ralph Concerning the Well at the World's End.
• 39: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 14 Ralph Falleth in With Another Old Friend
• 40: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 15 Ralph Dreams a Dream Or Sees a Vision
• 41: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 16 Of the Tales of Swevenham
• 42: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 17 Richard Bringeth Tidings of Departing
• 43: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 18 Ralph Departeth From Whitwall With the Fellowship of Clement Chapman
• 44: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 19 Master Clement Tells Ralph Concerning the Lands Whereunto They Were Riding
• 45: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 20 They Come to the Mid-Mountain Guest-House
• 46: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 21 A Battle in the Mountains
• 47: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 22 Ralph Talks With Bull Shockhead
• 48: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 23 Of the Town of Cheaping Knowe
• 49: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 24 Ralph Heareth More Tidings of the Damsel
• 50: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 25 The Fellowship Comes to Whiteness
• 51: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 26 They Ride the Mountains Toward Goldburg
• 52: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 27 Clement Tells of Goldburg
• 53: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 28 Now They Come to Goldburg
• 54: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 29 Of Goldburg and the Queen Thereof
• 55: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 30 Ralph Hath Hope of Tidings Concerning the Well at the World's End
• 56: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 31 The Beginning of the Road To Utterbol
• 57: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 32 Ralph Happens on Evil Days
• 58: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 33 Ralph is Brought on the Road Towards Utterbol
• 59: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 34 The Lord of Utterbol Will Wot of Ralph's Might and Minstrelsy
• 60: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 35 Ralph Cometh To the Vale of the Tower
• 61: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 36 The Talk of Two Women Concerning Ralph
• 62: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 37 How Ralph Justed With the Aliens
• 63: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 38 A Friend Gives Ralph Warning
• 64: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 39 The Lord of Utterbol Makes Ralph a Free Man
• 65: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 40 They Ride Toward Utterness From Out of Vale Turris
• 66: Book Two The Road Unto Trouble Chapter 41 Redhead Keeps Tryst
• 67: Book Three The Road To The Well At World's End Chapter 1 An Adventure in the Wood Under the Mountains
• 68: Book Three The Road To The Well At World's End Chapter 2 Ralph Rides the Wood Under the Mountains
• 69: Book Three The Road To The Well At World's End Chapter 3 Ralph Meeteth With Another Adventure in the Wood Under the Mountain
• 70: Book Three The Road To The Well At World's End Chapter 4 They Ride the Wood Under the Mountains
• 71: Book Three The Road To The Well At World's End Chapter 5 They Come on the Sage of Swevenham
• 72: Book Three The Road To The Well At World's End Chapter 6 Those Two Are Learned Lore by the Sage of Swevenham
• 73: Book Three The Road To The Well At World's End Chapter 7 An Adventure by the Way
• 74: Book Three The Road To The Well At World's End Chapter 8 They Come to the Sea of Molten Rocks
• 75: Book Three The Road To The Well At World's End Chapter 9 They Come Forth From the Rock-Sea
• 76: Book Three The Road To The Well At World's End Chapter 10 They Come to the Gate of the Mountains
• 77: Book Three The Road To The Well At World's End Chapter 11 They Come to the Vale of Sweet Chestnuts
• 78: Book Three The Road To The Well At World's End Chapter 12 Winter Amidst of the Mountains
• 79: Book Three The Road To The Well At World's End Chapter 13 Of Ursula and the Bear
• 80: Book Three The Road To The Well At World's End Chapter 14 Now Come the Messengers of the Innocent Folk
• 81: Book Three The Road To The Well At World's End Chapter 15 They Come to the Land of the Innocent Folk
• 82: Book Three The Road To The Well At World's End Chapter 16 They Come to the House of the Sorceress
• 83: Book Three The Road To The Well At World's End Chapter 17 They Come Through the Woodland to the Thirsty Desert
• 84: Book Three The Road To The Well At World's End Chapter 18 They Come to the Dry Tree
• 85: Book Three The Road To The Well At World's End Chapter 19 They Come Out of the Thirsty Desert
• 86: Book Three The Road To The Well At World's End Chapter 20 They Come to the Ocean Sea
• 87: Book Three The Road To The Well At World's End Chapter 21 Now They Drink of the Well at the World's End
• 88: Book Three The Road To The Well At World's End Chapter 22 Now They Have Drunk and Are Glad
• 89: Book Four The Road Home Chapter 1 Ralph and Ursula Come Back Again Through the Great Mountains
• 90: Book Four The Road Home Chapter 2 They Hear New Tidings of Utterbol
• 91: Book Four The Road Home Chapter 3 They Winter With the Sage; and Thereafter Come Again to Vale Turris
• 92: Book Four The Road Home Chapter 4 A Feast in the Red Pavilion
• 93: Book Four The Road Home Chapter 5 Bull Telleth of His Winning of the Lordship of Utterbol
• 94: Book Four The Road Home Chapter 6 They Ride From Vale Turris, Redhead Tells of Agatha
• 95: Book Four The Road Home Chapter 7 Of Their Riding the Waste, and of a Battle Thereon
• 96: Book Four The Road Home Chapter 8 Of Goldburg Again, and the Queen Thereof
• 97: Book Four The Road Home Chapter 9 They Come to Cheaping Knowe Once More, Of the King Thereof
• 98: Book Four The Road Home Chapter 10 An Adventure on the Way to the Mountains
• 99: Book Four The Road Home Chapter 11 They Come Through the Mountains Into the Plain
• 100: Book Four The Road Home Chapter 12 The Roads Sunder Again
• 101: Book Four The Road Home Chapter 13 They Come to Whitwall Again
• 102: Book Four The Road Home Chapter 14 They Ride Away From Whitwall
• 103: Book Four The Road Home Chapter 15 A Strange Meeting in the Wilderness
• 104: Book Four The Road Home Chapter 16 They Come to the Castle of Abundance Once More
• 105: Book Four The Road Home Chapter 17 They Fall in With That Hermit
• 106: Book Four The Road Home Chapter 18 A Change of Days in the Burg of the Four Friths
• 107: Book Four The Road Home Chapter 19 Ralph Sees Hampton and the Scaur
• 108: Book Four The Road Home Chapter 20 They Come to the Gate of Higham By the Way
• 109: Book Four The Road Home Chapter 21 Talk Between Those Two Brethren
• 110: Book Four The Road Home Chapter 22 An Old Acquaintance Comes From the Down Country to See Ralph
• 111: Book Four The Road Home Chapter 23 They Ride to Bear Castle
• 112: Book Four The Road Home Chapter 24 The Folkmote of the Shepherds
• 113: Book Four The Road Home Chapter 25 They Come to Wulstead
• 114: Book Four The Road Home Chapter 26 Ralph Sees His Father and Mother Again
• 115: Book Four The Road Home Chapter 27 Ralph Holds Converse With Katherine His Gossip
• 116: Book Four The Road Home Chapter 28 Dame Katherine Tells of the Pair of Beads, and Whence She Had Them
• 117: Book Four The Road Home Chapter 29 They Go Down to Battle in Upmeads
• 118: Book Four The Road Home Chapter 30 Ralph Brings His Father and Mother to Upmeads
• 119: Book Four The Road Home Chapter 31 Ralph Brings Ursula Home to the High House
• 120: Book Four The Road Home Chapter 32 Yet a Few Words Concerning Ralph of Upmeads