William Morris

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William Morris


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

Died
October 03, 1896

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People best remembered wallpaper and furniture designs of William Morris, British painter, craftsman, and social reformer, whose poetry includes Sigurd the Volsung , the epic in 1876.

The Pre-Raphaelite brotherhood and the Arts and Crafts Movement associated William Morris, an English architect, textile, artist, writer, and Marxist. Morris wrote and published fiction and translations of ancient and medieval texts throughout his life. He worked his known The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems (1858).

William Morris wrote The Earthly Paradise (1868–1870), A Dream of John Ball , and the utopian News from Nowhere .

William Morris, an important figure in the emergence, founded the Socialist league in 1884 but broke with the mo
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News from Nowhere

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3.30 avg rating — 2,828 ratings — published 1890 — 820 editions
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The Wood Beyond the World

3.47 avg rating — 2,289 ratings — published 1894 — 616 editions
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The Well at the World's End

3.77 avg rating — 901 ratings — published 1896 — 519 editions
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News from Nowhere and Other...

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Useful Work versus Useless ...

3.86 avg rating — 507 ratings — published 1884 — 10 editions
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3.75 avg rating — 438 ratings — published 1896 — 79 editions
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The House of the Wolfings

3.77 avg rating — 346 ratings — published 1888 — 282 editions
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The Glittering Plain

3.63 avg rating — 278 ratings — published 1890 — 224 editions
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The Water Of The Wondrous I...

3.88 avg rating — 241 ratings — published 1897 — 205 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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