PORTAL: THE LIFE OF WILLIAM MORRIS, 1834-1896

Introduction

This LIFE portal is designed to introduce you to William Morris, offering a chronology of his life, his major achievements and ideas, and a look into the places and images that are associated with Morris generally. Follow these steps for an introduction to William Morris's life and times:

  1. Start by reading two versions of Morris's biography, as written by his contemporary J. W. Mackail, and as recorded more recently by Nicholas Salmon.
  2. From there, read more about the various Places associated with Morris, including Red House, Kelmscott Manor, Merton Abbey, and Kelmscott House.
  3. Once you have read about Morris's life and the places where Morris lived and worked, put some faces to the names by looking at the Portraits of Morris and his circle.
  4. See the research that the Morris Society has helped to publicize through the Journal of William Morris Studies.
  5. Ready to learn more? Visit our bibliography of books about Morris.
  6. Ready to take an active role in promoting Morris's ideals of beauty in design and function, respect for the traces of the past, and social justice for all? Find out how to get involved as part of the William Morris Society!

Other Sides of William Morris

For more details about the other aspects of William Morris, see our other portals:

  • ART: Morris's visual designs, including book design, calligraphy, furniture, decorative arts, paintings, drawings, stained glass, tapestries, textiles, and wallpapers.
  • WRITING: Morris's literary output, including poetry and fiction.
  • SOCIAL THOUGHT: Although it is properly a sub-set of Morris's writings, his ideas on Socialism form a distinct and important part of the impact he had on his own society (as well as on our own today).
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