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News from Nowhere; Or, An Epoch of RestWilliam Morris

News from Nowhere; Or, An Epoch of Rest

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Original author: William Morris

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"News from Nowhere; Or, An Epoch of Rest" by William Morris is a novel published in 1890. When the narrator falls asleep after a Socialist League meeting, he awakens in a transformed future society without private property, money, government, or class divisions. Morris envisions a world where work becomes pleasurable and creative, blending seamlessly with art and life. Written as a libertarian socialist response to Edward Bellamy's industrialized utopia, the novel explores how this reimagined society organizes itself through common ownership and democratic control of production.

News from Nowhere; Or, An Epoch of Rest, by William Morris. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #3261.

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32 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: Discussion and Bed931 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: A Morning Bath3,050 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: The Guest House and Breakfast Therein3,532 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: A Market by the Way1,137 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: Children on the Road2,547 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI: A Little Shopping2,715 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII: Trafalgar Square2,697 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: An Old Friend1,285 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX: Concerning Love4,120 words
  10. 10.Chapter X: Questions and Answers4,255 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI: Concerning Government1,452 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII: Concerning the Arrangement of Life1,886 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII: Concerning Politics115 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIV: How Matters Are Managed1,926 words
  15. 15.Chapter XV: On the Lack of Incentive to Labour in a Communist Society2,864 words
  16. 16.Chapter XVI: Dinner in the Hall of the Bloomsbury Market1,423 words
  1. 17.Chapter XVII: How the Change Came9,935 words
  2. 18.Chapter XVIII: The Beginning of the New Life1,843 words
  3. 19.Chapter XIX: The Drive Back to Hammersmith1,912 words
  4. 20.Chapter XX: The Hammersmith Guest-House Again528 words
  5. 21.Chapter XXI: Going Up the River1,059 words
  6. 22.Chapter XXII: Hampton Court and a Praiser of Past Times3,476 words
  7. 23.Chapter XXIII: An Early Morning by Runnymede2,023 words
  8. 24.Chapter XXIV: Up the Thames: the Second Day3,380 words
  9. 25.Chapter XXV: The Third Day on the Thames1,588 words
  10. 26.Chapter XXVI: The Obstinate Refusers1,607 words
  11. 27.Chapter XXVII: The Upper Waters3,922 words
  12. 28.Chapter XXVIII: The Little River1,436 words
  13. 29.Chapter XXIX: A Resting-Place on the Upper Thames1,634 words
  14. 30.Chapter XXX: The Journey's End2,069 words
  15. 31.Chapter XXXI: An Old House Amongst New Folk1,792 words
  16. 32.Chapter XXXII: The Feast's Beginning--The End2,307 words