News from nowhere, and other writings. (2004)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- News from nowhere, and other writings. (2004)
- Main Title:
- News from nowhere, and other writings
- Further Information:
- Note: William Morris ; edited, with an introduction and notes, by Clive Wilmer.
- Other Names:
- Morris, William, 1834-1896
Wilmer, Clive, 1945- - Contents:
- Introduction ---- Part I. ROMANCE. 1. The story of the unknown Church --- 2. A King's lesson --- 3. Two extracts from "A Dream of John Ball" --- 4. "News from Nowhere" ---- Part II. LECTURES. 1. The lesser arts --- 2. Some hints on pattern-designing --- 3. Useful work versus useless toil --- 4. The hopes of civilization ---- Part III. OCCASIONAL PROSE. 1. "Looking Backward": a review of "Looking Backward" by Edward Bellamy --- 2. Under an elm-tree, or, thoughts in the countryside --- 3. Preface in "The Nature of Gothic" by John Ruskin --- 4. Foreword to "Utopia" by Sir Thomas More --- 5. How I became a socialist --- 6. A note by William Morris on his aims in founding the Kelmscott Press ---- Part IV. LETTERS. 1. [The Eastern question]: letter to the "Daily News" --- 2. [Anti-scrape]: letter to the "Athenaeum" --- 3. [St Mark's, Venice]: letter to the "Daily News."
- Publisher Details:
- London New York : Penguin Books
- Publication Date:
- 2004
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (480 pages)
- Subjects:
- 321.07
FICTION / Political
Utopias
Utopias
Classic Fiction (Pre C 1945)
Socialism & Left-Of-Centre Democratic Ideologies
Electronic books
Utopian fiction - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9780141927428
0141927429
9781101490785
1101490780 - Related ISBNs:
- 0140433309
9780140433302 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references.
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