The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance is a high fantasy novel by E. R. Eddison. It portrays a war between noble lords and a mighty king in an invented world, told in ornate, archaic prose. Listen for its heroic atmosphere, strange magic, and epic scale.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Opening of the book
THE WORM OUROBOROS GORICE XII. IN CARCË. THE WORM OUROBOROS A ROMANCE BY E. R. EDDISON, ILLUSTRATED BY KEITH HENDERSON JONATHAN CAPE LTD. ELEVEN GOWER STREET LONDON
FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1922 NEW AND CHEAPER EDITION 1924
CONTENT'S TABLE OF CONTENTS ILLUSTRATIONS DEDICATION THE INDUCTION I. THE CASTLE OF LORD JUSS II. THE WRASTLING FOR DEMONLAND III. THE RED FOLIOT IV. Conjuring In The Iron Tower V. KING GORICE'S SENDING VI. THE CLAWS OF WITCHLAND VII. GUESTS OF THE KING IN CARCE VIII. THE FIRST EXPEDITION TO IMPLAND IX. SALAPANTA HILLS X. THE MARCHLANDS OF THE MORUNA XI. THE BURG OF ESHGRAR OGO ХІІ. КОЅНТRA PIVRARCHA ХІІІ. КОЅНТКА BELORN XIV. THE LAKE OF RAVARY XV. QUEEN PREZMYRA XVI. THE LADY SRIVA'S EMBASSAGE XVII. THE KING flies HIS HAGGARD XVIII. THE MURTHER OF GALLANDUS BY CORSUS XIX. THREMNIR'S HEUGH XX. KING CORINIUS XXI. THE PARLEY BEFORE KROTHERING XXII. AURWATH AND SWITCHWATER ХХІІІ. THE WEIRD BEGUN OF ISHNAIN NEMARTRA
XXIV. А KING IN KROTHERING XXV. LORD GRO AND THE LADY MEVRIAN XXVI. THE BATTLE OF KROTHERING SIDE XXVII. THE SECOND EXPEDITION TO IMPLAND XXVIII. ZORA RACH NAM PSARRION XXIX. THE FLEET AT MUELVA XXX. TIDINGS OF MELIKAPHKHAZ ХХХІ. THE DEMONS BEFORE CARCE XXXII. THE LATTER END OF ALL THE LORDS OF WITCHLAND ХХХІІІ. QUEEN SOPHONISBA IN GALING ARGUMENT: WITH DATES BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE ON THE VERSES
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