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The Well at the World's End is a fantasy novel by the British artist, poet, and author William Morris. It was first published in 1896 and has been reprinted a number of times since. William Morris's romance with pictures designed by Burne-Jones, was painstakingly produced at Morris's Kelmscott Press at Hammersmith in 1896. Printed on handmade paper, it uses the Press's own hand-cut and hand-set Chaucer typeface, designed for the monumental Kelmscott edition of Chaucer’s works. The handmade quality of Kelmscott books is itself a homage to the medieval manuscripts and early printed books beloved of Morris and Burne-Jones.
The picture shows one of the four wood-engraved illustrations designed by Burne-Jones.
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