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William Morris (1834-1896), English socialist, artist, craftsman and poet. Artist: Unknown
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William Morris (1834-1896), English socialist, craftsman and poet. Morris, one of the founders of the Arts and Crafts Movement, was also a prominent early British socialist, working directly with Marx and Engels. In 1892 he was offered the position of Poet Laureate in succession to Alfred, Lord Tennyson, but turned it down.