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William Morris was born March 24th, 1834 in Walthamstow, London.
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there he learned very little about architecture
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here he lived as a private pupil with the Rev. F. B. Guy, Assistant Master. then later to Canon of St. Alban's, for a year to prepare him for University.
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he wasnt able to go til 1853 because the school was too full, he met Edward Jones and joined a BrotherHood group. but at this college he bagan to write peoms and
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his book " The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems" was published.
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the company that william was with had began to make a complete revolution of public taste. Their commissions included the Red House in Upton.
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another place of public taste
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another part for the company
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William Morris continued to find time to write poetry and prose.
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another book
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another published book
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the parntership came to an end and william began his own company called Morris & Company
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Morris had become a socialist after becoming disillusioned with Gladstone's Liberal Government. Morris joined the Social Democratic Federation (SDF) and began contributing articles to its journal Justice. was soon in dispute with the party leader, H. H. Hyndman.Morris shared Hyndman's Marxist beliefs, but objected to Hyndman's nationalism and the dictatorial methods he used to run the party.
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political writing. This included Chants for Socialists (1883)
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In December, 1884, Morris left the SDF and along with Walter Crane, Eleanor Marx and Edward Aveling formed the Socialist League. Strongly influenced by the ideas of William Morris, the party published a manifesto where it advocated revolutionary international socialism.
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The Pilgrims of Hope(1885)
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In July, 1887 Morris was arrested after a demonstration in London.
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Four months later he participated in what became known as Bloody Sunday, when three people were killed and 200 injured during a public meeting in Trafalgar Square. The following week, a friend, Alfred Linnell, was fatally injured during another protest demonstration and this event resulted in Morris writing, Death Song.
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the Dream of John Ball (1888)
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following year Morris wrote one of his most important books, News from Nowhere.
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he bcame very ill from a kidney disease.
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his still continued to write on socialism and occasionally was fit enough to give speeches at public meetings.In his last few years of his life Morris wrote Socialism, Its Growth and Outcome (1893)
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Manifesto of English Socialists (1893) anothe published master book by willima Morris
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The Wood Beyond the World (1894) and Well at the World's End (1896). was the very last book writen by William Morris by for he died
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William died from a kidney disease
