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William Morris


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

Died
October 03, 1896

Genre
Design, Poetry, Art


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 ...more

Combine Editions

Average rating: 3.74 · 21,175 ratings · 2,131 reviews · 1,785 distinct works • Similar authors
News from Nowhere
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3.29 avg rating — 2,889 ratings — published 1890 — 821 editions
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The Wood Beyond the World
3.47 avg rating — 2,317 ratings — published 1894 — 612 editions
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The Well at the World's End
3.77 avg rating — 915 ratings — published 1896 — 517 editions
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News from Nowhere and Other...
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3.47 avg rating — 951 ratings — published 1890 — 20 editions
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Useful Work versus Useless ...
3.87 avg rating — 522 ratings — published 1884 — 30 editions
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The Well At The World's End...
3.75 avg rating — 440 ratings — published 1896 — 79 editions
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The House of the Wolfings
3.77 avg rating — 349 ratings — published 1888 — 282 editions
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The Glittering Plain
3.64 avg rating — 281 ratings — published 1890 — 222 editions
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The Water Of The Wondrous I...
3.86 avg rating — 244 ratings — published 1897 — 207 editions
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The Well At The World's End...
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3.87 avg rating — 176 ratings — published 1896 — 59 editions
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Series by William Morris

The Well At The World's End... The Well At The World's End...
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Ο δρόμος προς τον έρωτα Ο δρόμος προς τους μπελάδες Ο δρόμος προς το πηγάδι Ο δρόμος της επιστροφής,
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Quotes by William Morris  (?)
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“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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Polls

Vote for the Nov-Dec Groupread theme. We'll have the top two themes, and they'll be based on names of authors and cover artists. Bonus street cred goes to folks who pick books that have both cover artists and author sharing names.

Michael: Anything by Michael Moorcock, or cover art by Michael Whelan. Any other Michael's are fair game too
 
  6 votes, 20.7%

William: How about some classics by William Hope Hodgson or William Morris?
 
  5 votes, 17.2%

Catherine: C.L. Moore or anything with a Catherine" Jeffrey Jones cover.
 
  3 votes, 10.3%

James; James Enge or James A. Moore would work
 
  3 votes, 10.3%

Charles:Charles R. Saunders or Charles Moll (did some Moorcock covers)
 
  2 votes, 6.9%

John: John Jakes plus John Duillo (artist on Conan of the Isles, Conan the Freebooter, Conan the Wanderer)
 
  2 votes, 6.9%

 
  2 votes, 6.9%

"Quillifer" by Walter Jon Williams (write-in)
 
  2 votes, 6.9%

Robert:
Robert Lynn Asprin or Robert E. Howard or Robert Gould (did some Elric/MM covers)
 
  1 vote, 3.4%

Raymond: Raymond E. Feist and Ray Bradbury and covers by Raymond Swanland
 
  1 vote, 3.4%

Michael Whelan, and specifically with Brandon Sanderson (Stormlight Archeive)
 
  1 vote, 3.4%

Raymond
 
  1 vote, 3.4%

 
  0 votes, 0.0%

Julie:J.V. Jones or Boris Vellejo's partner in art : Julie Bell
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

Jan: Janet E. Morris and C. J. Cherryh (J = Janice), and Janny Wurts
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

29 total votes
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