William Morris

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born

March 24, 1834 in Walthamstow, The United Kingdom

died

December 13, 1901

gender

male

genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Poetry, Arts & Photography

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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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Books by William Morris

Average rating: 3.91 · 3,094 ratings · 216 reviews · 317 distinct works

	The Wood Beyond the World 3.87 avg rating — 316 ratings — published 1894 — 40 editions	My rating:
	News from Nowhere and Other Writings by William Morris, Clive Wilmer (Editor) 3.43 avg rating — 194 ratings — published 1890 — 11 editions	My rating:
	News from Nowhere, Or, an Epoch of Rest: Being Some Chapters from a Utopian Romance by William Morris, David Leopold (Editor) 3.33 avg rating — 181 ratings — published 1889 — 89 editions	My rating:
	The Well At The World's End: Volume I by William Morris, Lin Carter 3.92 avg rating — 264 ratings — published 1896 — 81 editions	My rating:
	The Sundering Flood by William Morris, Lin Carter 3.81 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1897 — 24 editions	My rating:
	The Glittering Plain 4.05 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1891 — 32 editions	My rating:
	Useful Work Versus Useless Toil (Penguin Great Ideas, Series 3) 3.69 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Water of the Wondrous Isles 3.82 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1897 — 33 editions	My rating:
	The House of the Wolfings 3.63 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1889 — 50 editions	My rating:
	Complete Stories and Poems 4.35 avg rating — 53,729 ratings — published 1849 — 147 editions	My rating:

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Quotes by 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

38 people liked it

“...I do not want art for a few; any more than education for a few; or freedom for a few... ”
― William Morris

tags: art , arts-crafts-movement , democracy

24 people liked it

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

tags: interior-decorators

11 people liked it

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SEPTEMBER FANTASY: This poll decides which novel will be our September Fantasy Book of the Month!

Palimpsest by Catherynne M. Valente

20 votes, 45.5%

The Well At The World's End by William Morris

13 votes, 29.5%

Monster by A. Lee Martinez

10 votes, 22.7%

Lonely Werewolf Girl by Martin Millar

1 vote, 2.3%

44 total votes

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