The Water of the Wondrous Isles
Table of Contents
Chapter 1The First Part: of the House of Captivity. Chapter I. Catch at Utterhay.Chapter 2Chapter II. Now Shall Be Told of the House by the Water-Side.Chapter 3Chapter III. Of Skin-Changing.Chapter 4Chapter IV. Of the Waxing of the Stolen Child.Chapter 5Chapter V. Of Birdalone, and How She Is Grown Into Maidenhood.Chapter 6Chapter VI. Herein Is Told of Birdalone’s Raiment.Chapter 7Chapter VII. Birdalone Hath an Adventure in the Wood.Chapter 8Chapter VIII. Of Birdalone and the Witch-Wife.Chapter 9Chapter IX. Of Birdalone’s Swimming.Chapter 10Chapter X. Birdalone Comes on New Tidings.Chapter 11Chapter XI. Of Birdalone’s Guilt and the Chastisement Thereof.Chapter 12Chapter XII. The Words of the Witch-Wife to Birdalone.Chapter 13Chapter XIII. Birdalone Meeteth the Wood-Woman Again.Chapter 14Chapter XIV. Of Birdalone’s Fishing.Chapter 15Chapter XV. Birdalone Weareth Her Serpent-Ring.Chapter 16Chapter XVIChapter 17Chapter XVII. The Passing of the Year Into Winter.Chapter 18Chapter XVIII. Of Spring-Tide and the Mind of Birdalone.Chapter 19Chapter XIX. They Bid Farewell, Birdalone and the Wood-Mother.Chapter 20Chapter XX. Of Birdalone and the Sending Boat.Chapter 21The Second Part: of the Wondrous Isles Chapter I. the First Isle.Chapter 22Part 2, Chapter II. Birdalone Falleth in With New Friends.Chapter 23Part 2, Chapter III. Birdalone Is Brought Before the Witch-Wife’s Sister.Chapter 24Part 2, Chapter IV. Of the Witch’s Prison in the Wailing-Tower.Chapter 25Part 2, Chapter V. They Feast in the Witch’s Prison.Chapter 26Chapter VIChapter 27Part 2, Chapter VII. The Three Damsels Take Birdalone Out of the Witch’s Prison.Chapter 28Chapter VIIIChapter 29Part 2, Chapter IX. How Birdalone Came to the Isle of the Young and the Old.Chapter 30Part 2, Chapter X. Birdalone Comes to the Isle of the Queens.Chapter 31Part 2, Chapter XI. And Now She Comes to the Isle of the Kings.Chapter 32Part 2, Chapter XII. Of Birdalone, How She Came Unto the Isle of Nothing.Chapter 33The Third Part: of the Castle of the Quest. Chapter I. Birdalone Comes to the Castle of the Quest.Chapter 34Chapter IIChapter 35Part 3, Chapter III. How Birdalone Dight Her for Meeting the Champions of the Quest.Chapter 36Part 3, Chapter IV. And Now She Meets the Champions.Chapter 37Part 3, Chapter V. Birdalone Has True Tokens From the Champions of the Quest.Chapter 38Part 2, Chapter VIChapter 39Part 3, Chapter VII. Of Birdalone, How She Told the Champions All Her Tale.Chapter 40Part 2, Chapter VIIIChapter 41Part 3, Chapter IX. Birdalone Cometh Before the Champions in Her New Array.Chapter 42Part 3, Chapter X. The Champions Go Their Ways in the Sending Boat.Chapter 43The Fourth Part: of the Days of Abiding. Chapter I. of Birdalone’s Grief; and of Leonard the Chaplain.Chapter 44Part 3, Chapter II. Birdalone Learneth Lore of the Priest. Ten Days of Waiting Wear.Chapter 45Part 4, Chapter III. Now Would Birdalone Ride Abroad.Chapter 46Part 4, Chapter IV. Of Birdalone’s Faring Abroad.Chapter 47Part 4, Chapter V. Sir Aymeris Showeth Birdalone the Mountains Afar Off.Chapter 48Part 2, Chapter VI. Birdalone Heareth Tell Tales of the Black Valley of the Greywethers.Chapter 49Part 4, Chapter VII. Birdalone Beguileth the Priest to Help Her to Outgoing.Chapter 50Part 2, Chapter VIII. Birdalone Fares on Her Adventure.
Chapter 51Part 4, Chapter IX. Birdalone Comes to the Black Valley.Chapter 52Chapter XChapter 53Part 3, Chapter XI. Birdalone Is Led Up the Black Valley.Chapter 54Chapter XIIChapter 55Part 2, Chapter XIII. Now They Rest for the Night in the Strait Pass.Chapter 56Part 2, Chapter XIV. The Black Knight Tells the Truth of Himself.Chapter 57Part 2, Chapter XV. The Black Knight Brings Birdalone to the Bower in the Dale.Chapter 58Chapter XVI. Yet a Day and a Night They Tarry in the Dale.Chapter 59The Fifth Part: the Tale of the Quest’s Ending. Chapter I. of Sir Leonard’s Trouble and the Coming of the Quest.Chapter 60Part 4, Chapter II. Now Ask They of Birdalone, and Sir Leonard Speaks.Chapter 61Part 5, Chapter III. How They Follow the Slot of Birdalone and the Black Knight.Chapter 62Part 5, Chapter IV. Of the Slaying of Friend and Foe.Chapter 63Part 5, Chapter V. They Come Home to the Castle of the Quest.Chapter 64Part 3, Chapter VI. Of the Talk Betwixt Birdalone and Viridis.Chapter 65Chapter VIIChapter 66Part 3, Chapter VIIIChapter 67Part 5, Chapter IX. Hugh Tells the Story of the Quest’s Ending.Chapter 68Part 4, Chapter X. How It Fared With the Three Ladies After the Escape of Birdalone.Chapter 69Chapter XIChapter 70Part 2, Chapter XIIChapter 71Part 3, Chapter XIII. Birdalone Bethinks Her to Fulfil the Promise Made Unto Atra.Chapter 72Part 3, Chapter XIV. Birdalone Leaves the Castle of the Quest.Chapter 73The Sixth Part: the Days of Absence. Chapter I. Birdalone Rides to Greenford and There Takes Leave of Arnold and His Men.Chapter 74Part 5, Chapter II. Of Birdalone and Her Fellowship, Their Faring Over the Downland.Chapter 75Chapter IIIChapter 76Part 6, Chapter IV. Of the Love of Gerard’s Sons and of Jacobus for Birdalone.Chapter 77Chapter VChapter 78Part 4, Chapter VI. Of the Sundering of Birdalone From Gerard and His Sons.Chapter 79Part 2, Chapter VIIChapter 80Part 4, Chapter VIIIChapter 81Chapter IXChapter 82Part 5, Chapter X. Of Birdalone’s Flitting From the Isle of Nothing.Chapter 83Part 2, Chapter XIChapter 84Part 3, Chapter XIIChapter 85Chapter XIIIChapter 86Chapter XIVChapter 87Chapter XVChapter 88Part 2, Chapter XVI. Birdalone Findeth Her Witch-Mistress Dead.Chapter 89Chapter XVIIChapter 90Part 2, Chapter XVIII. The Wood-Mother Cometh to Birdalone and Heareth Her Story.Chapter 91Part 2, Chapter XIX. Habundia Hideth Birdalone’s Nakedness With Faery Raiment.Chapter 92Chapter XXChapter 93Chapter XXIChapter 94Chapter XXII. Birdalone Wendeth the Wildwood in Fellowship With Habundia.Chapter 95Chapter XXIIIChapter 96Chapter XXIVChapter 97Chapter XXV. The Wood-Wife Healeth and Tendeth the Black Squire.Chapter 98Chapter XXVIChapter 99Chapter XXVII. Sir Arthur Cometh to the House Under the Wood.Chapter 100Chapter XXVIII. Fair Days in the House of Love.
Chapter 101Chapter XXIX. Those Twain Will Seek the Wisdom of the Wood-Wife.Chapter 102Chapter XXXChapter 103Chapter XXXI. Habundia Cometh With Tidings of Those Dear Friends.Chapter 104Chapter XXXIIChapter 105Chapter XXXIII. Viridis Telleth the Tale of Their Seeking.Chapter 106The Seventh Part: the Days of Returning. Chapter I. Sir Hugh Asketh Birdalone Where She Would Have the Abode of Their Fellowship to Be.Chapter 107Part 2, Chapter IIChapter 108Part 2, Chapter IIIChapter 109Part 7, Chapter IV. Of the Abiding in Utterhay in Love and Contentment.