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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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	News from Nowhere by William Morris, David Leopold (Editor) 3.31 avg rating — 2,133 ratings — published 1890 — 689 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 3.53 avg rating — 1,914 ratings — published 1894 — 510 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 by William Morris, Lin Carter (Introduction), Gervasio Gallardo (Illustrator) 3.77 avg rating — 773 ratings — published 1896 — 535 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) 3.50 avg rating — 816 ratings — published 1890 — 11 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 by William Morris, Lin Carter 3.79 avg rating — 398 ratings — published 1896 — 69 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 3.81 avg rating — 314 ratings — published 1884 — 23 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 3.74 avg rating — 284 ratings — published 1888 — 6 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 3.69 avg rating — 215 ratings — published 1890 — 199 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 3.94 avg rating — 193 ratings — published 1897 — 176 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) 3.86 avg rating — 160 ratings — published 1896 — 40 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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Το πηγάδι στο τέλος του κόσμου (4 books)
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William Morris,

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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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“Have nothing in your house 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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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain

6 votes, 22.2%

The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells

4 votes, 14.8%

Victorian Fairy Tales edited by Michael Newton

4 votes, 14.8%

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

4 votes, 14.8%

News from Nowhere by William Morris

3 votes, 11.1%

Lord of the World by Robert Hugh Benson

2 votes, 7.4%

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

2 votes, 7.4%

Erewhon by Samuel Butler

1 vote, 3.7%

Rudyard Kipling's Tales of Horror and Fantasy by Rudyard Kipling

1 vote, 3.7%

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