William Morris
Born 24 March 1834 · Died 3 October 1896
From Walthamstow, England, United Kingdom · Nationality: United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland · Writes fiction
William Morris was an English textile designer, artist, writer, socialist and Marxist associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and the English Arts and Crafts Movement. - More on Wikipedia
Quotes
“If you want a golden rule that will fit everybody, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.”
"The Beauty of Life", a lecture before the Birmingham Society of Arts and School “The greatest foe to art is luxury, art cannot live in its atmosphere.”
The Beauty of Life 1880 “The reward of labour is life.”
Chapter 15
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Books by William Morris in order
Books by William Morris in the order they were published, from The Life and Death of Jason (1867) to The Water of the Wondrous Isles (1897).
- 1The Life and Death of Jason
The Life and Death of Jason1867 - 2The Earthly Paradise
The Earthly Paradise1868What's in it (14)
- An Apology. Prologue: The Wanderers. The Author to the Reader
- March: Atalanta's Race. The Man Born to Be King
- April: Doom of King Acrisius. The Proud King
- May: Story of Cupid and Psyche. Writing on the Image
- June: Love of Alcestis. Lady of the Land
- July: The Son of Croesus. The Watching of the Falcon
- August: Pygmalion and the Image. Ogier the Dane
- September: The Death of Paris. The Land East of the Sun and West of the Moon
- October: Story of Acontius and Cydippe. The Man Who Never Laughed Again
- November: Story of Rhodope. Lovers of Gudrun
- December: Golden Apples. Fostering of Aslaug
- January: Bellerophon at Argos. The Ring Given to Venus
- February: Bellerophon in Lycia. Hill of Venus
- L'envoi
- 3The Story of Sigurd the Volsung
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung1877 - 4Hopes and Fears for Art
Hopes and Fears for Art1882 - 5A Dream of John Ball
A Dream of John Ball1888 - 6Atalanta's Race
Atalanta's Race1888 - 7Signs of Change
Signs of Change1888 - 8The House of the Wolfings
The House of the Wolfings1889 - 9News from Nowhere
News from Nowhere1890 - 10The Roots of the Mountains
The Roots of the Mountains1890 - 11The Story of the Glittering Plain
The Story of the Glittering Plain1891 - 12The Well at the World's End
The Well at the World's End1892 - 13The Ideal Book
The Ideal Book1893 - 14The Wood Beyond the World
The Wood Beyond the World1894 - 15The Sundering Flood,
The Sundering Flood,1897 - 16The Water of the Wondrous Isles
The Water of the Wondrous Isles1897 - 17News from Nowhere and Selected Writings and Designs
News from Nowhere and Selected Writings and Designs - 18On Art and SocialismOn Art and Socialism
- 19Printing
Printing - 20Some Hints on Pattern-designing
Some Hints on Pattern-designing - 21The Collected Letters of William Morris
The Collected Letters of William Morris - 22William Morris
William Morris - 23William Morris by Himself
William Morris by Himself - 24William Morris on Art and Socialism
William Morris on Art and Socialism