Selections from the Prose Works of William Morris [Paperback]

Originally published in 1931, this book contains a number of selections from the prose writings of William Morris.Originally published in 1931, this book contains a number of selections from the prose writings of William Morris. The extracts come from Morris' fiction publications as well as his more well-known opinions on art and design. This book will be of value for anyone interested in an overview of Morris' prose output.Originally published in 1931, this book contains a number of selections from the prose writings of William Morris. The extracts come from Morris' fiction publications as well as his more well-known opinions on art and design. This book will be of value for anyone interested in an overview of Morris' prose output.Originally published in 1931, this book contains a number of selections from the prose writings of William Morris. The extracts come from Morris' fiction publications as well as his more well-known opinions on art and design. This book will be of value for anyone interested in an overview of Morris' prose output or late nineteenth-century English writing more generally.Preface; Introduction; Part I. The Middle Ages: 1. The roof of the wolflings (The House of the Wolflings); 2. Goths and Romans (The House of the Wolflings); 3. The hall of the ravagers (The Story of the Glittering Plain); 4. The spring market at Burgstead (The Roots of the Mountains); 5. The weapon-show (The Roots of the Mountains); 6. The opening of the folk-mote (The Roots of the Mountains); 7. The unknown church (The Story of the Unknown Church); 8. The churches of North France (Shadows of Amiens); 9. A Kentish village (A Dream of John Ball); 10. John Ball's speech at the cross (A Dream of John Ball); 11. The battle at the township's end (A Dream of John Ball); 12. The vision of the future (A Dream of John Ball); Part II. Art and Social Reform: 13. Medieval arts and crafts (Lectures on Art and Industry: Art and the Beauty of the Earth); 14. Art and the beauty of life (HolS'