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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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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

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William Morris’s books

Average rating: 3.74 · 21,361 ratings · 2,175 reviews · 1,819 distinct works • Similar authors

	News from Nowhere by William Morris, David Leopold (Editor) 3.29 avg rating — 2,935 ratings — published 1890 — 763 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 3.47 avg rating — 2,334 ratings — published 1894 — 555 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 — 917 ratings — published 1896	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) 3.48 avg rating — 960 ratings — published 1890 — 20 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 3.85 avg rating — 531 ratings — published 1884 — 29 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 3.75 avg rating — 440 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 3.77 avg rating — 353 ratings — published 1888 — 104 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 3.63 avg rating — 283 ratings — published 1890 — 220 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) 3.87 avg rating — 176 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
	The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs 4.02 avg rating — 168 ratings — published 1876 — 294 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 — 616 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

9 votes, 52.9%

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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