News from Nowhere: or, an Epoch of Rest, Being Some Chapters from a Utopian Romance
by Morris, William
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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Synopsis
News from Nowhere (1890) is a classic work combining utopian socialism and soft science fiction written by the artist, designer and socialist pioneer William Morris. In the book, the narrator, William Guest, falls asleep after returning from a meeting of the Socialist League and awakes to find himself in a future society based on common ownership and democratic control of the means of production.
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- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140939850
- Title
- News from Nowhere: or, an Epoch of Rest, Being Some Chapters from a Utopian Romance
- Author
- Morris, William
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Roberts Brothers
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1890
- Keywords
- utopia, utopian, literature, socialism, anarchism, libertarian communism, novel
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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