Series Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Figures vii
4. List of Abbreviations x
5. Acknowledgments xi
6. Series Preface xii
7. Introduction: William Morris’s Uncollected Political Essays: Equality, Nonviolence, and “One Socialist Party” 1
8. Part I: From Liberalism to Socialism, 1878–1881
9. 1. Early Political Essay, Untitled [“Against War with Russia”], 1878 31
10. 2. Address at the Cambridge School of Art Prizegiving [“Art for All”], February 21, 1878 41
11. 3. “Our Country Right or Wrong,” January 1880 49
12. 4. A Lecture Delivered to the Men’s and Women’s College [“Art and Inequality”], 1880 74
13. Part II: Socialism: The Middle Phase, 1883–1889
14. 5. “An Invitation to Join the Democratic Federation,” 1883 91
15. 6. “The Relations of Art to Labour,” April 1884, 1890 94
16. 7. Address at the Opening of the Fourth Annual Loan Exhibition, Whitechapel, April 1884 119
17. 8. “Misery and the Way Out,” September 1884 133
18. 9. “Introduction to A Review of European Society by John Sketchley,” September 29, 1884 153
19. 10. “Commercial War,” 1885 159
20. 11. “Socialism,” 1885 179
21. 12. “The Political Outlook,” 1886 203
22. 13. “Equality,” 1888 221
23. 14. “How Shall We Live Then?” March 1889 243
24. 15. Address on English Socialism on Behalf of the Socialist League: Report to the First Congress of the Second International, Paris, July 1889 263
25. Part III: Some Tempered Warnings: A Final Phase, 1891–1896
26. Nonviolent Revolution, 1891–1894
27. 16. “Socialism Up to Date,” 1891 277
28. 17. “Communismi – i.e. Property,” 1892 289
29. 18. “Town and Country,” 1893 307
30. 19. “How I Became a Socialist,” June 1894 315
31. 20. “Why I Am a Communist,” 1894 323
32. Valedictory, 1895–1896
33. 21. “What We Have to Look For,” 1895 337
34. 22. “Change of Position—Not Change of Condition,” 1895 355
35. 23. [“One Socialist Party”], 1896 359
36. 24. “Against the Abuses of Public Advertising,” January 1896 367
37. 25. “The Present Outlook of Socialism in England,” April 1896 373
38. 26. “The Promise of May,” published in Justice, May 1896 385
39. Appendix: List of Morris’s Anthologized Essays 389
40. Index of Titles 394
41. Subject Index 396