News From Nowhere or An Epoch Of Rest

Morris, William
1920. Longmans, Green and Co. , London, England

News From Nowhere is an 1890 novel combining utopian socialism and soft science fiction written by the artist, designer and socialist pioneer William Morris. as a libertarian socialist response to a popular novel by Edward Bellamy in 1888 'Looking Backward. It was first published in serial form in the Commonweal Journal beginning in 1890..... the narrator awakens from sleep in a future socialist society where work is pleasurable and property is communally owned, offering a utopian vision of life without private ownership.'' [Wiki]

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Specifications

Author Morris, William
Illustrator Nil
Publisher Longmans, Green and Co.
Place Published London, England
Year Published 1920
Date of First Edition
or Edition Notes
Pocket Edition Reprint
Size 24mo (Vicesimo-quarto)
Chapters XXXII
Pages 247pp

Condition Report

Cover Very Good Condition - The book is covered in fine dark green cloth with a puzzling embossed emblem on the front board and slightly faded gilt title and decoration on the still very firm spine, with bumped and slightly frayed corners and spine ends plus two trivial soft scars on the rear board but no lean at all. No wrapper as issued.- No Dust Wrapper as issued
Overall Excellent Condition - Toning of all edges with tanning of both front and rear endpapers are really the only internal faults in this small book that is now in its second century since publication. Curiously free of foxing too