Prose Romances from the Oxford and Cambridge Magazine (1856)


Read by Phil Benson

(4.5 stars; 2 reviews)

William Morris initiated the genre of high fantasy in a number of short novels written toward the end of his life. But he had already experimented with the genre much earlier in stories written for the Oxford and Cambridge Magazine, which he launched as a student at Oxford University in 1856. Published posthumously in book form, and reprinted as the eighth volume of the celebrated Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library under the title Golden Wings and other Stories, these short stories make an entertaining collection that stands up well against Morris's mature work. - Summary by Phil Benson (7 hr 10 min)

Chapters

The Story of the Unknown Church 24:25 Read by Phil Benson
A Dream 42:32 Read by Phil Benson
Frank's Sealed Letter 42:24 Read by Phil Benson
Gertha's Lovers I 27:04 Read by Phil Benson
Gertha's Lovers II-III 35:37 Read by Phil Benson
Gertha's Lovers IV-V 57:14 Read by Phil Benson
Svend and his Brethren 44:32 Read by Phil Benson
Lindenborg Pool 20:44 Read by Phil Benson
The Hollow Land 1 34:07 Read by Phil Benson
The Hollow Land 2 21:20 Read by Phil Benson
The Hollow Land 3 39:14 Read by Phil Benson
Golden Wings 41:21 Read by Phil Benson

Reviews

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(4.5 stars)

I really enjoyed this book. Good readers too.