Said to have influenced J.R.R. Tolkien and Sinclair Lewis, William Morris' "The Well at World's End" is a fantasy relates the adventures of Ralph of Upmeads, who quests for a magic well that will confer longevity and strength on all who drink from it. First published in 1896.
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