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William Morris

Born

in Walthamstow, Essex, The United Kingdom

March 24, 1834

Died

October 03, 1896

Genre

Design, Poetry, Art

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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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Average rating: 3.75 · 20,130 ratings · 1,941 reviews · 1,600 distinct works • Similar authors

	News from Nowhere by William Morris, David Leopold (Editor) 3.30 avg rating — 2,656 ratings — published 1890 — 828 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wood Beyond the World 3.48 avg rating — 2,208 ratings — published 1894 — 594 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Well at the World's End 3.76 avg rating — 874 ratings — published 1896 — 522 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	News from Nowhere and Other Writings by William Morris, Clive Wilmer (Editor) 3.47 avg rating — 917 ratings — published 1890 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Useful Work versus Useless Toil 3.87 avg rating — 480 ratings — published 1884 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Well At The World's End: Volume I 3.76 avg rating — 431 ratings — published 1896 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The House of the Wolfings 3.78 avg rating — 329 ratings — published 1888 — 284 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Glittering Plain 3.64 avg rating — 261 ratings — published 1890 — 222 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Water Of The Wondrous Isles 3.88 avg rating — 230 ratings — published 1897 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Well At The World's End: Volume II by William Morris, Lin Carter (Introduction), Gervasio Gallardo (Illustrator) 3.88 avg rating — 170 ratings — published 1896 — 59 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by William Morris

La source au bout du monde (2 books)
by

William Morris,

Lin Carter (Introduction),

Gervasio Gallardo (Illustrator)

3.79 avg rating — 601 ratings

Το πηγάδι στο τέλος του κόσμου (4 books)
by

William Morris,

Νίκος Βλαντής (Translator)

2.83 avg rating — 23 ratings

Quotes by William Morris (?)

“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.”
― William Morris

tags: interior-decorators

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“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

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“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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The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells

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The People of the Ruins by Edward Shanks

5 votes, 29.4%

News from Nowhere by William Morris

3 votes, 17.6%

17 total votes

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