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The poetic style and sweeping grandeur of The King of Elfland's Daughter has made it one of the most beloved fantasy novels of our time, a masterpiece that influenced some of the greatest contemporary fantasists. The heartbreaking story of a marriage between a mortal man and an elf princess is... read more
First Sentence
In their ruddy jackets of leather that reached to their knees the men of Erl appeared before their lord, the stately white-haired man in his long red room.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
I. The Plan of the Parliament of Erl
II. Alveric Comes in Sight of the Elfin Mountains
III. The Magical Sword Meets Some of the Swords of Elfland
IV. Alveric Comes Back to Earth After Many Years
V. The Wisdom of the Parliament of Erl
VI. The Rune of the Elf King
VII. The Coming of the Troll
VIII. The Arrival of the Rune
IX. Lirazel Blows Away
X. The Ebbing of Elfland
XI. The Deep of the Woods
XII. The Unenchanted Plain
XIII. The Reticence of the Leather-Worker
XIV. The Quest for the Elfin Mountains
XV. The Retreat of the Elf King
XVI. Orion Hunts the Stag
XVII. The Unicorn Comes in the Starlight
XVIII. The Grey Tent in the Evening
XIX. Twelve Old Men Without Magic
XX. A Historical Fact
XXI. On the Verge of Earth
XXII. Orion Appoints a Whip
XXIII. Lurulu Watches the Restlessness of Earth
XXIV. Lurulu Speaks of the Earth and the Ways of Men
XXV. Lirazel Remembers the Fields We Know
XXVI. The Horn of Alveric
XXVII. The Return of Lurulu
XXVIII. A Chapter on Unicorn-Hunting
XXIX. The Luring of the People of the Marshes
XXX. The Coming of Too Much Magic
XXXI. The Cursing of Elfin Things
XXXII. Lirazel Yearns for Earth
XXXIII. The Shining Line
XXXIV. The Last Great Rune
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