
This is probably the most easily accessible edition. Contributors: Hooper, William Harcourt, 1834-1912, engraver. William Morris, News from Nowhere (London, 1970), p. Subject Terms: Kelmscott Manor (Kelmscot, England) Kelmscott Press - Publisher. Bibliography of the Kelmscott Press A12 BAC: British Art Center copy is one of 10 on vellum. Frontispiece depicts Morris's home, Kelmscott Manor, in Oxfordshire. The woodcut frontispiece is engraved by W.H. William Morriss utopian romance, News from No-where, was first published in thirty-nine weekly installments, between 11 January and 4 October 1890, in the Socialist League paper Commonweal.Morris was the editor of Commonweal and probably the chief financialsupport of the paper and the League itself.


Sold by Reeves & Turner, 196, Strand, London. Copyright Status: Public Domain Full Orbis Record: Classification: Books Notes: Colophon: This book, News from Nowhere, or an Epoch of Rest, was written by William Morris, and printed by him at the Kelmscott Press, Upper Mall, Hammersmith, in the County of Middlesex, and finished on the 22nd day of November, 1892. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. N48 1892 Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection View by request in the Study Room Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Holdings: Rare Books and Manuscripts PR5079. Additional Title(s):Įpoch of rest Published/Created: :, Physical Description:, 305, p. News from nowhere, or, An epoch of rest : being some chapters from a utopian romance / by William Morris.

We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.Creator: Morris, William, 1834-1896 Title(s): In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. Find more at This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. He went out of the sta tion, still discontented and unhappy, muttering If I could but see it if I could but see it! But had not gone many steps towards the river before (says our friend who tells the story) all that discontent and trouble seemed to slip off him.įorgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Excerpt from News From Nowhere: Or an Epoch of Rest, Being Some Chapters From an Utopian RomanceĪs he formed the words, the train stopped at his station, five minutes' walk from his own house, which stood on the banks Of the Thames, a little way above an ugly suspension bridge.
