Books like The wood beyond the world by William Morris

Alice, a curious girl, follows a rabbit into Wonderland and the Looking‑Glass world, meeting eccentric characters like the Mad Hatter and the Queen of Hearts in Lewis Carroll’s celebrated children’s fantasy.

Jonathan Swift’s comic tour of absurd societies—Lilliput, Brobdingnag, Laputa, and the Houyhnhnms—satirises 18th‑century politics, human nature, and the perils of travel.

A beloved fantasy series where ordinary children enter the magical land of Narnia, encountering talking animals, ancient magic, and epic battles while exploring themes of loyalty, sacrifice, temptation, and redemption.

A whimsical sequel to *Alice's Adventures in Wonderland* where young Alice steps through a mirror into a world of chess and reverse time.

Phantastes follows Anotos, a young wanderer, on a dreamlike journey through Fairy Land where he confronts symbolic trials that deepen his spiritual insight and lead to self‑surrender.

George MacDonald’s 1895 fantasy novel Lilith explores life, death and salvation, often read as a meditation on Christian universalism—a profound, dark work revived in 1969 by Ballantine Adult Fantasy.

A classic fantasy adventure set in a tiny realm ruled by the modest King Peter, who has four sons—Blaise, Hugh, Gregory, and young Ralph—each yearning for glory in a world of quests and destiny.

Lewis Carroll’s celebrated compilation of whimsical fantasy tales – Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Through the Looking‑Glass, and The Hunting of the Snark – for children and lovers of literary nonsense.

Lewis Carroll’s whimsical blend of satire, play, and nonsense in the adventures of Alice and the hunt for the elusive Snark.

An Arthurian fairy tale written and illustrated by Newlyn School artist Elizabeth Stanhope Forbes in 1904. Only 350 copies of the original were ever published. *When Myles found out that the woods that he could see in the distance from his new home were called “King Arthur’s Wood”, he simply had to explore them. Filled with curiosity he ventured through the trees and discovered a dark cave where he found a book, which he took back home. Myles is visited by the Brown Spirit of the Woodlands who had come to take the book back – it was owned by none other than Merlin himself. Myles finds himself pulled into a magical world of Arthurian mystery and adventure.* This new edition on the iBookstore is a facsimile of the original, with interactive elements. Tapping on illustrations displays them full screen to aid storytelling or just browsing the watercolours and charcoals.

A Voyage to Arcturus follows Maskull, a man from Earth who awakens alone on the alien planet Tormance and embarks on a metaphysical quest through its strange landscapes and cultures, confronting themes of good and evil and the nature of humanity.

Beyond the Woods gathers a selection of contemporary fairy‑tale retellings and reinventions by celebrated and emerging writers, offering fresh takes on classic motifs in a single, engaging anthology.

A combination of two short stories, this novel features a botanist and his colorful crew as they explore a mysterious futuristic underworld in a remote South Pacific island.