William Morris - Libros y biografía

In William Morris' 'News from Nowhere', the reader is transported to a utopian society set in the future where capitalism has been replaced by a communal way of life. Written in a poetic and imaginative...

In his book 'The Tables Turned; or, Nupkins Awakened. A Socialist Interlude', William Morris delivers a thought-provoking narrative that critiques the prevailing economic and social structures of his...

In 'The Story of the Glittering Plain' by William Morris, readers are transported into a world of fantasy and adventure. The book, written in a beautiful and poetic prose style, follows a young hero on...

William Morris's 'The Water of the Wondrous Isles' is a captivating and intricate tale set in a mythical land filled with magical creatures and mystical landscapes. The book is written in Morris's signature...

William Morris's 'The Well at the World's End' is a historical fantasy novel that combines elements of romance, adventure, and myth. Set in a fictional medieval world, the story follows the journey of...

William Morris's 'The Hollow Land' is a classic fantasy novel that explores themes of adventure, friendship, and the power of nature. Written in a poetic and descriptive style, the book transports readers...

William Morris's 'Signs of Change' is a collection of political essays that delve into the social and economic issues of the late 19th century. Written in Morris's poetic and impassioned style, the book...

In 'Some Notes on Early Woodcut Books, with a Chapter on Illuminated Manuscripts' by William Morris, the author delves into the intricate world of early printing practices and manuscript illumination....

In 'The Roots of the Mountains' by William Morris, the reader is transported to a world of epic fantasy and high adventure. Set in a mythical land filled with warring clans and ancient prophecies, the...

Long ago there was a little land, over which ruled a regulus or kinglet, who was called King Peter, though his kingdom was but little. He had four sons whose names were Blaise, Hugh, Gregory and Ralph:...

Do you know where it is -- the Hollow Land? I have been looking for it now so long, trying to find it again the Hollow Land for there I saw my love first. I wish to tell you how I found it first of all;...

The tale tells that in times long past there was a dwelling of men beside a great wood. Before it lay a plain, not very great, but which was, as it were, an isle in the sea of woodland, since even when...

Awhile ago there was a young man dwelling in a great and goodly city by the sea which had to name Langton on Holm. He was but of five and twenty winters, a fair-faced man, yellow-haired, tall and strong;...

Up at the League, says a friend, there had been one night a brisk conversational discussion, as to what would happen on the Morrow of the Revolution, finally shading off into a vigorous statement by various...

The hero of this romance is named Golden Walter, son of Bartholomew Golden, a great merchant in the town of Langton on Holm. Tired of his mundane life, Walter sets out on a sea voyage, anxious to see...

A young Viking sets off on a quest to rescue his kidnapped bride and, along the way, discovers an earthly paradise. Somehow he must turn his back on this paradise to complete his quest to find a woman...

The tale tells that in times long past there was a dwelling of men beside a great wood. Before it lay a plain, not very great, but which was, as it were, an isle in the sea of woodland, since even when...

News from Nowhere describes the encounter between a visitor from the nineteenth century, William Guest, and a decentralized and humane socialist future. Set over a century after a revolutionary upheaval...

Proviamo a immaginare una società dove bellezza e giustizia si incontrano, dove non ci sono convenzioni sociali come scuola, denaro, matrimoni e carceri e dove si respira eguaglianza tra i cittadini.Questo...

Questo romanzo, per stessa ammissione di J. R. R. Tolkien, è stato fonte di ispirazione per la stesura de Il Signore degli Anelli. William Morris, uno dei più influenti intellettuali dell'Ottocento Inglese,...

In dem Roman schläft der Erzähler, William Guest, nach der Rückkehr von einer Sitzung der Sozialistischen Liga ein und erwacht in einer zukünftigen Gesellschaft, die auf Gemeineigentum und demokratischer...

Of all the stories kept in being by the saga-tellers and left for our delight, there is none that so epitomises human experience; has within the same space so much of nature and of life; so fully the...

Stolen as a child and raised in the wood of Evilshaw as servant to a witch, Birdalone ultimately escapes in her captor's magical boat, in which she travels to a succession of strange and wonderful islands.

When his wife cheats on him, Golden Walter leaves his mundane life to start a new one at sea. Horrific news forces him to turn around, however, but before he can reach home, a storm carries his ship to...

Poet, artist, and socialist, born at Walthamstow, and educated at Marlborough School and Oxford. After being articled as an architect he was for some years a painter, and then joined in founding the manufacturing...

Awhile ago there was a young man dwelling in a great and goodly city by the sea which had to name Langton on Holm. He was but of five and twenty winters, a fair-faced man, yellow-haired, tall and strong;...

Do you know where it is -- the Hollow Land? I have been looking for it now so long, trying to find it again the Hollow Land for there I saw my love first. I wish to tell you how I found it first of all;...

This early work by William Morris was originally published in 1899 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. William Morris was born in London, England in 1834. Arguably...

Dream of John Ball (1888) is a novel by English author William Morris about the Great Revolt of 1381, conventionally, but incorrectly (few of the participants were actual peasants), called "the Peasants'...

It is told that there was once a mighty river which ran south into the sea, and at the mouth thereof was a great and rich city, which had been builded and had waxed and thriven because of the great and...