This annotated critical edition is the first attempt to make Morris's 42,000-word verse sequence accessible to a modern audience.
His design for The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer is a masterpiece. Morris was quietly approached with an offer of the Poet Laureateship after the death of Tennyson in 1892, but declined.
We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public.
William Morris's work 'The Sundering Flood' is a significant piece of literature that combines elements of fantasy, romance, and adventure.
In the book, the narrator, William Guest, falls asleep after returning from a meeting of the Socialist League and awakes to find himself in a future society based on common ownership and democratic control of the means of production.
William Morris (24 March 1834 - 3 October 1896) was an English textile designer, poet, novelist, translator, and socialist activist.
The Well at the World's End by William Morris
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.