Reseña del libro "The Water of the Wondrous Isles (en Inglés)"
The Water of the Wondrous Isles is William Morris's long romance of Birdalone, a child taken from her home and raised under the power of a witch-wife beside a strange wood. As she grows, Birdalone learns the limits of the life arranged for her and finds another source of counsel in Habundia, the wood-mother. Her wish to leave sets the story in motion. A sending boat carries her away from captivity toward islands whose dangers and inhabitants she must discover for herself. Morris tells the journey in deliberately old-fashioned English, with invented places and supernatural encounters.Birdalone's route does not end with a single escape. She meets women whose own choices and losses shape what she learns about friendship, loyalty and freedom. The voyage leads through the Wondrous Isles and toward the Castle of the Quest; later parts carry the story through separation, searching and return. Habundia remains an important guide, while Birdalone's relationships with Arthur and the companions she encounters change as the journey widens. Its many chapters let changes in trust and purpose unfold gradually.This book contains the complete narrative selected from the frozen electronic source: seven parts and 109 consecutive chapters. It opens with Part One, "Of the House of Captivity," and Chapter I, "Catch at Utterhay," then proceeds through the Wondrous Isles, the Castle of the Quest and the later journeys. The seventh part, "The Days of Returning," ends in Utterhay with the closing words, "So here is an end." Part and chapter headings are retained as navigational landmarks in the new Contents and PDF bookmarks. The source's linked table of contents is replaced by navigation generated from the actual typeset pages, so the printed page references follow this edition rather than the electronic file.The electronic text used to prepare this edition preserves a historical title page naming Longmans, Green, and Co. and the year 1897; the source also carries an original printer's colophon. These are evidence about earlier publication matter. They do not name the publisher or printer of this Clearview hardcover, and this edition does not claim to reproduce any particular surviving copy of the 1897 book. The older title and manufacturing pages are described in About This Edition rather than presented as if they belonged to this new printing. The reading text begins with Morris's first narrative part and ends with his final narrative paragraph.Clearview Editions presents the romance as a 7-by-10-inch casebound Jumbo Large Print book with approximately 18-point Atkinson Hyperlegible Next body type. Jumbo denotes a one-volume work that exceeds the publisher's shorter Liftable page target; it does not promise the lighter weight of that program. The generous type and open page are intended for readers who prefer a larger, less crowded setting. The case binding gives libraries a durable reading copy. Chapter openings, part divisions and the source's varied prose remain distinct. The exact page count, ISBN, trim and other physical facts for this printing are stated in its Specifications page and catalog record.For readers and collection staff, this is a separately bound complete reading edition of one Morris work, with its own ISBN and a source statement in the book. It can be acquired for fantasy, Victorian literature and large-print collections without requiring another volume to finish Birdalone's story. The editorial apparatus identifies the source and production choices and sets out the limits of the review process. It does not offer a modern scholarly collation or interpretive notes on every chapter. Readers can follow all seven parts from Birdalone's departure through her return.
