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The story of the glittering plain by Morris, William, 1834-1896. Publication date 1979 Topics Fiction in English, Fiction in English, 1837-1900 - Texts Publisher
by William Morris. This fantasy novel by William Morris is the tale of the quest of Hallblithe to rescue his fiance from pirates. He finally catches up with her in the utopian Land of the Glittering Plain. This locale is also known as the Land of the Living Men, inhabitants of which are immortal. Chapter I.
26 de jun. de 2018 · Paperback. $12.25 5 Used from $8.25 11 New from $12.25. THE STORY OF THE GLITTERING PLAIN - A BOOK THAT INSPIRED TOLKIEN. With Original Illustrations. The Professor's Bookshelf #3.The famous 19th century English designer, artist and writer William Morris had an enormous influence on Professor J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings and ...
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Text of The Story of the Glittering Plain London: Reeves and Turner, 1891 Kelmscott Press Edition, 1891 Kelmscott Press Edition, 1894 English Illustrated Magazine, 1890. Ch. I - VI; Ch. VII - XII; Ch. XIII - XVIII; Ch. XIX - XXII; MANUSCRIPTS Huntington Library HM 6425, vol. 1 Huntington Library HM 6425, vol. 2 Huntington Library HM 6447 ...
The Story of the Glittering Plain was one of a small group of Morris' masterpieces that were to revolutionize the art of printing and transform it from a routine trade into high art. In addition to the elegant typography, which Morris based on fonts by great fifteenth-century German printers, the book features rich ornaments and initials designed by Morris as well as 23 superb woodcuts by ...
30 de mar. de 2018 · William Morris. The Story of the Glittering Plain. Kelmscott Press, 1894. Above is Walter Crane’s illustration of the Puny Fox and Hallblithe in a mock battle the Fox instigates to save Hallblithe from a real duel, which Hallblithe, when undeceived, objects to from some casuistic delusion of honor, thereby endangering both his and the Fox’s ...
I stole quietly from my lair unheeded of any, save that one damsel said that a rabbit ran in the hedge, and another that a blackbird stirred in the thicket. Behold me, then, that my quest beginneth again amidst the tangle of lies whereinto I have been entrapped." The Story of the Glittering Plain: Next Chapter.
