News from nowhere, and other writings. (2004)

• Record Type: Book
• 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.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.