recent publications
Books
Recently published books about Morris, his circle, and other related subjects.
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How We Might Live: At Home with Jane and William Morris
Quercus Books, 2022 Author: Suzanne Fagence Cooper From the publisher's website: William Morris – poet, designer, campaigner, hero of the Arts & Crafts movement – was a giant of the Victorian age, and his beautiful creations and provocative philosophies are still...
William Morris (Thames & Hudson, 2021)
First published in 1996, the original edition of this book accompanied the Victoria and Albert Museum’s landmark exhibition, William Morris 1834-1896, the most comprehensive and ambitious exhibition ever mounted on the designer’s life and work. Revised, updated, and substantially expanded, this lavish volume explores the balance between Morris’s various spheres of activity, placing his art in the context of its time and examining his legacy.
Arts & Crafts Churches
Lund Humphries, 2020 Author: Alec Hamilton Read review by Imogen Hart. From the publisher's website: This comprehensive overview provides the first detailed account of the phenomenon of the Arts & Crafts church, examining more than 200 of the finest examples,...
The Last Utopians: Four Late Nineteenth-Century Visionaries and Their Legacy
Princeton University Press, 2018 Author: Michael Robertson This recent book by William Morris Society US board member Michael Robertson is an "entertaining story of four utopian writers—Edward Bellamy, William Morris, Edward Carpenter, and Charlotte Perkins Gilman—and...
William Morris’s Flowers
Thames & Hudson, 2019 Author: Rowan Bain From the publisher's website: "This beautifully designed, accessibly priced gift book offers a wealth of designs by Morris where flowers are the principal motif. The text traces the origins of Morris’s flower-based designs:...
The Routledge Companion to William Morris
Routledge, 2021 Editor: Florence S. Boos From the publisher's website: This Companion draws together historical and critical responses to the impressive range of Morris’s multi-faceted life and activities: his homes, travels, family, business practices, decorative...
Journal and Magazine
Recent issues of The Journal of William Morris Studies and Useful and Beautiful, the magazine of the William Morris Society in the US.
Useful and Beautiful, Summer 2021
The summer 2021 issue of Useful and Beautiful, the magazine of the William Morris Society in the United States, is now available as a PDF for all readers. Download here. WMS-US members receive a physical copy of the magazine and immediate access to the PDF. Find out...
Useful and Beautiful, Winter 2020
The winter 2020 issue of Useful and Beautiful, the magazine of the William Morris Society in the United States, is now available as a PDF for all readers. Download here. WMS-US members receive a physical copy of the magazine and immediate access to the PDF. Find out...
Useful and Beautiful, Summer 2020
The summer 2020 issue of Useful and Beautiful is now available as a PDF for all readers. Download here. WMS-US members receive a physical copy of the magazine and immediate access to the PDF. Find out more about joining.