William Morris

Ruth Ellen Kinna is lecturer in the Department of European Studies, Loughborough University. Her research interests lie socialism and anarchism, with a particular focus on the political thought of William Morris and Peter Kropotkin.

'For the first time since E. P. Thompson wrote his magnificent defence of William Morris's socialism, at the height of the Cold War, there is a serious attempt to examine the role this giant of Victorian Britain truly played...His reputation stands the test of time in a number of ways...It is gratifying to read a book on Morris whose starting point is his revolutionary outlook...' Socialist Review