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News from Nowhere

Author
William Morris
Read by
James Harrington
Language
English
Length
6 hours 46 minutes
ISBN
9781802561562
Published
11 November 2024
Imprint
Sovereign
  • Utopia
  • future
  • harmony
  • pastoral society
  • cooperation
  • equality
  • ecological balance
  • capitalism critique
  • creativity
  • idealism

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William Morris's "News from Nowhere" transports readers to an idyllic future where industrial England has transformed into a harmonious, pastoral society. Narrator William Guest awakens in this utopian world, discovering a community that thrives on cooperation, equality, and ecological balance. Through his eyes, Morris critiques the ills of capitalism and envisions a society where human creativity flourishes, offering a hopeful vision of life beyond materialism and hierarchy.

Author

William Morris (1834–1896) was poet, designer, craftsman, and socialist — a founder of the Arts and Crafts movement who also helped invent modern fantasy. News from Nowhere imagined a just England; The Well at the World's End and The Wood Beyond the World sent readers into quests of language as rich as tapestry. Morris wanted beauty in daily things and stories that felt handmade.

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