{"product_id":"the-story-of-the-glittering-plain-by-wiliam-morris-fiction-classics-fantasy-fairy-tales-folk-tales-legends-mythology-9781606641668","title":"The Story of the Glittering Plain by Wiliam Morris, Fiction, Classics, Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends \u0026 Mythology","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e A GENERATION BEFORE J.R.R. TOLKIEN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA generation before J.R.R.Tolkien, William Morris invented the modern heroic fantasy, popularized in Lord of the Rings.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough he is best known for The Wood Beyond the World, and The Well at World's End, this novel is actually his first heroic fantasy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Glittering Plain is the flip side of Morris' famous Utopian novel News from Nowhere. Icelandic and epic in style and tone, it tells of a hero named Hallblithe and his saga to a place of eternal life in search for lost love. Not only is she not there, though . . . Hallblithe discovers it is an eternal life without meaning . . . and must escape!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is the sweeping and exciting novel of fantasy and enchantment that started it all!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMorris, William:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"William Morris ( 1834 - 1896) was an English textile designer, poet, novelist, translator and socialist activist. Associated with the British Arts and Crafts Movement, he was a major contributor to the revival of traditional British textile arts and methods of production. His literary contributions helped to establish the modern fantasy genre, while he played a significant role in propagating the early socialist movement in Britain.\"","brand":"Aegypan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50855978664210,"sku":"9781606641668","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9702d1bf-6018-4322-8f54-44e5cf887c7a.jpg?v=1737491195","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-story-of-the-glittering-plain-by-wiliam-morris-fiction-classics-fantasy-fairy-tales-folk-tales-legends-mythology-9781606641668","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}