News from Nowhere

Download or read book News from Nowhere written by William Morris and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2002-10-11 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in 1890, at the close of William Morris’s most intense period of political activism, News from Nowhere is a compelling articulation of his mature views on art, work, community, family, and the nature and structure of the ideal society. A utopian narrative of a future society, it is also an immensely entertaining novel. This Broadview edition includes a wide variety of contextualizing documents, including portions of Morris’s essays, lectures, and journalism; excerpts from precursor utopian texts; writings on Bloody Sunday, art, work, and revolution; and contemporary reviews.