Journey up the Thames
Subtitle: William Morris and modern England
By: John Payne.
Publisher: Five Leaves
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Nottingham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 225
Subjects: Morris, William, 1834-1896 -- Knowledge -- Thames River (England); Morris, William, 1834-1896.; Thames Valley (England) -- Description and travel.; Thames River (England) -- Description and travel.; Thames River (England) -- In literature.; England -- Civilization.
Description: Journey Up the Thames follows the course of the river to its source, the same journey taken by William Morris in News from Nowhere. John Payne explores both the villages and towns he passes through and the ambiguities of life in modern England. William Morris's ideas about democracy, craft, technology and the countryside form the backdrop to this journey which ends - By this sweet stream that knows not of the sea.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.