recent publications
Books
Recently published books about Morris, his circle, and other related subjects.
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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...
Teaching William Morris
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2019 Editors: Jason D. Martinek And Elizabeth Carolyn Miller From the publisher's website: A prolific artist, writer, designer, and political activist, William Morris remains remarkably powerful and relevant today. But how do you...
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 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.