News from Nowhere: (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
Or, an Epoch of Rest, Being Some Chapters from a Utopian Romance
Fiction & Literature
| Author: | William Morris | ISBN: | 9781411455108 |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble | Publication: | June 7, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Barnes & Noble | Language: | English |
| Author: | William Morris |
| ISBN: | 9781411455108 |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble |
| Publication: | June 7, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Barnes & Noble |
| Language: | English |
A man goes to sleep in the den of a home on the outskirts of London and awakes in the new country of England far in the future. He sets off through the streets of London, encountering many strange and wondrous people and customs. Prophetically, Morris displays concern for the direction of society by showing a parallel world in which technology is sustainable and capital is unnecessary. An evocative statement of Morris’s convictions, this beguiling novel will delight fans of utopian literature.
A man goes to sleep in the den of a home on the outskirts of London and awakes in the new country of England far in the future. He sets off through the streets of London, encountering many strange and wondrous people and customs. Prophetically, Morris displays concern for the direction of society by showing a parallel world in which technology is sustainable and capital is unnecessary. An evocative statement of Morris’s convictions, this beguiling novel will delight fans of utopian literature.
