The Well at the World’s End
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The Well at the World’s End is a late-19th-century fantasy novel by William Morris that follows a young prince’s quest to find a magical well granting strength and long life, and is considered a foundational work of modern fantasy literature.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Road to the Well at the World’s End | 1 |
| The Well at the World’s End canonical | 1 |
| the Well at the World’s End | 1 |
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Target entity: The Well at the World’s End Context triple: [William Morris, notableWork, The Well at the World’s End]
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World's End
World's End is a riverside district in the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, known for its large 1970s housing estate and proximity to the western end of the King's Road.
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B.
The Black Windmill
The Black Windmill is a 1974 British spy thriller film directed by Don Siegel and starring Michael Caine as an MI6 agent whose son is kidnapped by arms dealers.
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The Bird of Time
The Bird of Time is a celebrated early 20th-century poetry collection by Indian poet Sarojini Naidu, noted for its lyrical style and themes of love, mortality, and Indian life.
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D.
Tales from the White Hart
Tales from the White Hart is a humorous science fiction short story collection by Arthur C. Clarke, framed as tall tales told in a fictional London pub.
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E.
The Horse’s Mouth
The Horse’s Mouth is a 1958 British comedy film, based on Joyce Cary’s novel, about an eccentric painter obsessed with his art, featuring a notable performance by Michael Gough.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Well at the World’s End Target entity description: The Well at the World’s End is a late-19th-century fantasy novel by William Morris that follows a young prince’s quest to find a magical well granting strength and long life, and is considered a foundational work of modern fantasy literature.
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A.
World's End
World's End is a riverside district in the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, known for its large 1970s housing estate and proximity to the western end of the King's Road.
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B.
The Black Windmill
The Black Windmill is a 1974 British spy thriller film directed by Don Siegel and starring Michael Caine as an MI6 agent whose son is kidnapped by arms dealers.
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C.
The Bird of Time
The Bird of Time is a celebrated early 20th-century poetry collection by Indian poet Sarojini Naidu, noted for its lyrical style and themes of love, mortality, and Indian life.
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D.
Tales from the White Hart
Tales from the White Hart is a humorous science fiction short story collection by Arthur C. Clarke, framed as tall tales told in a fictional London pub.
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E.
The Horse’s Mouth
The Horse’s Mouth is a 1958 British comedy film, based on Joyce Cary’s novel, about an eccentric painter obsessed with his art, featuring a notable performance by Michael Gough.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fantasy novel
ⓘ
literary work ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | William Morris ⓘ |
| centralMotif | quest for a magical well ⓘ |
| centralObject |
The Well at the World’s End
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
the Well at the World’s End
|
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| feature | magical well granting strength and long life ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1896 ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
ⓘ
romance ⓘ |
| hasFormat | prose narrative ⓘ |
| hasIllustrator | William Morris ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOnGenre |
high fantasy
ⓘ
quest fantasy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The End of the Journey
ⓘ
The Gates of the World ⓘ The Well at the World’s End self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Road to the Well at the World’s End
The Road unto Love ⓘ |
| hasReprint |
Ballantine Adult Fantasy series
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surface form:
Ballantine Adult Fantasy series edition
|
| hasSubject |
chivalry
ⓘ
fate and destiny ⓘ moral testing of the hero ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| influenced |
C. S. Lewis
ⓘ
J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ modern fantasy literature ⓘ |
| isConsidered | foundational work of modern fantasy ⓘ |
| isPartOf | early modern fantasy canon ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | late Victorian literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ralph of Upmeads ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | archaic, pseudo-medieval prose ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed secondary world-building
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early use of the heroic quest motif in modern fantasy ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| protagonist | Ralph of Upmeads ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| publisher |
Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer
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surface form:
Longmans, Green and Co.
|
| setting | imaginary medieval world ⓘ |
| structure | two-volume novel ⓘ |
| theme |
adventure
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love ⓘ personal growth ⓘ quest ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | pseudo-medieval era ⓘ |
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Subject: The Well at the World’s End Description of subject: The Well at the World’s End is a late-19th-century fantasy novel by William Morris that follows a young prince’s quest to find a magical well granting strength and long life, and is considered a foundational work of modern fantasy literature.
Referenced by (3)
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