Morris, William

Morris, William (1834 - 1896)

Index to poems
  1. A Death Song
  2. Atalanta's Race
  3. Iceland First Seen
  4. In Prison
  5. Love is Enough: Songs I-IX
  6. Riding Together
  7. Shameful Death
  8. Sir Giles' War-Song
  9. The Defence of Guenevere
  10. The Earthly Paradise: Apology
  11. The Earthly Paradise: The Lady of the Land
  12. The Eve of Crecy
  13. The Haystack in the Floods
  14. The Story of Sigurd the Volsung
  15. The Voice of Toil
Biography
  • MacCarthy, Fiona. "Morris, William (1834–1896)." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Ed. H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. Oxford: OUP, 2004. Online ed. Ed. Lawrence Goldman. Oct. 2009.
Given Name
William
Family Name
Morris
Birth Date
March 24, 1834
Death Date
October 3, 1896
Nationality
English
Family Relations
father : William Morris
mother : Emma Morris
wife : Jane Morris (from 26 Apr. 1859)
Education
  • Tutored by Rev. F. B. Guy



  • Marlborough Hall



  • Exeter College, Oxford



Religion
Honours
Occupations
  • Manufacturer



  • Painter



  • Treasurer of National Liberal League



Literary Period
Victorian
Literary Movement
Pre-Raphaelite
Illness
Cause of Death
Tuberculosis
Buried At
Kelmscott church
First RPO Edition
1997