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William Morris : a life for our time

by Fiona MacCarthy

This Wolfson History Prize-winning biography explores the life of William Morris, designer and father of the Arts and Crafts movement. It details his creative achievements in design and literature, his political activism as a socialist reformer, and his complex personal life.

Accession 26087 ISBN 9780571255597 Publisher Faber and Faber
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