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William Morris


Born
in Walthamstow, Essex, The United Kingdom
March 24, 1834

Died
October 03, 1896

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William Morris was an English architect, furniture and textile designer, artist, writer, socialist and Marxist associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and the English Arts and Crafts Movement. Morris wrote and published poetry, fiction, and translations of ancient and medieval texts throughout his life. His best-known works include The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems (1858), The Earthly Paradise (1868–1870), A Dream of John Ball and the utopian News from Nowhere. He was an important figure in the emergence of socialism in Britain, founding the Socialist League in 1884, but breaking with the movement over goals and methods by the end of that decade. He devoted much of the rest of his life to the Kelmscott Press, which he founded ...more

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News from Nowhere

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3.31 avg rating — 2,459 ratings — published 1890 — 777 editions
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The Wood Beyond the World

3.50 avg rating — 2,090 ratings — published 1894 — 574 editions
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The Well at the World's End

3.76 avg rating — 850 ratings — published 1896 — 495 editions
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News from Nowhere and Other...

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3.48 avg rating — 887 ratings — published 1890 — 18 editions
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The Well At The World's End...

3.75 avg rating — 423 ratings — published 1896 — 74 editions
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Useful Work versus Useless ...

3.82 avg rating — 407 ratings — published 1884 — 29 editions
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The House of the Wolfings

3.75 avg rating — 313 ratings — published 1888 — 278 editions
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The Glittering Plain

3.67 avg rating — 238 ratings — published 1890 — 207 editions
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The Water Of The Wondrous I...

3.87 avg rating — 221 ratings — published 1897 — 122 editions
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“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.”
William Morris

“If you want a golden rule that will fit everything, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.”
William Morris

“The true secret of happiness lies in the taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life.”
William Morris

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