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Society · 1890 · English

News from Nowhere; Or, An Epoch of Rest Being Some Chapters from a Utopian Romance

by William Morris

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News from Nowhere; Or, An Epoch of Rest Being Some Chapters from a Utopian Romance by William Morris explores utopias.

From the opening pages: “Says our friend: Considering the subject, the discussion was good-tempered; for those present being used to public meetings and after- lecture debates, if they did not listen to each others' opinions (which could scarcely be expected of them), at all events did not always attempt to speak all together, as is the custom of people in ordinary polite society when conversing on a subject which interests them. For the rest, there were six persons present, and consequently six sections of the party were represented, four of which had strong but divergent Anarchist opinions. One of the sections, says our friend, a man whom he knows very well indeed, sat almost silent at the beginning of the discussion, but at last got drawn into it, and finished by roaring out very loud, and damning all the rest for fools; after which befel a period of noise, and then a lull, during which the aforesaid…”

Author
William Morris
First published
1890
Category
Society
Language
English

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