Chapter Xv. On The Lack Of Incentive To Labour : * "News From Nowhere", by William Morris, [1891], CHAPTER XV: ON THE LACK OF INCENTIVE TO LABOUR IN A COMMUNIST SOCIETY "Yes," said I. "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?" "Try it, dear...
Chapter Xvi. Dinner In The Hall Of The Bloomsbury : * "News From Nowhere", by William Morris, [1891], CHAPTER XVI: DINNER IN THE HALL OF THE BLOOMSBURY MARKET As I spoke, I heard footsteps near the door; the latch yielded, and in came our two lovers, looking so handsome that one had no feeling of shame in looking on at their little-concealed...
Chapter Xi. Concerning Government : * "News From Nowhere", by William Morris, [1891], CHAPTER XI: CONCERNING GOVERNMENT "Now," said I, "I have come to the point of asking questions which I suppose will be dry for you to answer and difficult for you to explain; but I have foreseen for some time past that I must ask them, will I 'nill...
Chapter Iii. The Guest House And Breakfast Therein : * "News From Nowhere", by William Morris, [1891], CHAPTER III: THE GUEST HOUSE AND BREAKFAST THEREIN I lingered a little behind the others to have a stare at this house, which, as I have told you, stood on the site of my old dwelling. It was a longish building with its gable ends turned away...
Chapter Xvii. How The Change Came : * "News From Nowhere", by William Morris, [1891], CHAPTER XVII: HOW THE CHANGE CAME Dick broke the silence at last, saying: "Guest, forgive us for a little after-dinner dulness. What would you like to do? Shall we have out Greylocks and trot back to Hammersmith? or will you come with us and hear...
Chapter Xiv. How Matters Are Managed : * "News From Nowhere", by William Morris, [1891], CHAPTER XIV: HOW MATTERS ARE MANAGED Said I: "How about your relations with foreign nations?" "I will not affect not to know what you mean," said he, "but I will tell you at once that the whole system of rival and contending nations which played so...
Chapter Xxvii. The Upper Waters : * "News From Nowhere", by William Morris, [1891], CHAPTER XXVII: THE UPPER WATERS We set Walter ashore on the Berkshire side, amidst all the beauties of Streatley, and so went our ways into what once would have been the deeper country under the foot-hills of the White Horse; and though...
Chapter X. Questions And Answers : * "News From Nowhere", by William Morris, [1891], CHAPTER X: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS "Well," said the old man, shifting in his chair, "you must get on with your questions, Guest; I have been some time answering this first one." Said I: "I want an extra word or two about your ideas of education;...
Chapter Xix. The Drive Back To Hammersmith : * "News From Nowhere", by William Morris, [1891], CHAPTER XIX: THE DRIVE BACK TO HAMMERSMITH I said nothing, for I was not inclined for mere politeness to him after such very serious talk; but in fact I should liked to have gone on talking with the older man, who could understand something...
Chapter Ix. Concerning Love : * "News From Nowhere", by William Morris, [1891], CHAPTER IX: CONCERNING LOVE "Your kinsman doesn't much care for beautiful building, then," said I, as we entered the rather dreary classical house; which indeed was as bare as need be, except for some big pots of the June flowers which stood...
Chapter Xxii. Hampton Court And A Praiser : * "News From Nowhere", by William Morris, [1891], CHAPTER XXII: HAMPTON COURT AND A PRAISER OF PAST TIMES So on we went, Dick rowing in an easy tireless way, and Clara sitting by my side admiring his manly beauty and heartily good-natured face, and thinking, I fancy, of nothing else. As we went...
Chapter Xviii. The Beginning Of The New Life : * "News From Nowhere", by William Morris, [1891], CHAPTER XVIII: THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW LIFE "Well," said I, "so you got clear out of all your trouble. Were people satisfied with the new order of things when it came?" "People?" he said. "Well, surely all must have been glad of peace when it...
Chapter Viii. An Old Friend : * "News From Nowhere", by William Morris, [1891], CHAPTER VIII: AN OLD FRIEND We now turned into a pleasant lane where the branches of great plane-trees nearly met overhead, but behind them lay low houses standing rather close together. "This is Long Acre," quoth Dick; "so there must once have...
Chapter Ii. A Morning Bath : * "News From Nowhere", by William Morris, [1891], CHAPTER II: A MORNING BATH Well, I awoke, and found that I had kicked my bedclothes off; and no wonder, for it was hot and the sun shining brightly. I jumped up and washed and hurried on my clothes, but in a hazy and half-awake condition, as if I...
Chapter Xxxi. An Old House Amongst New Folk : * "News From Nowhere", by William Morris, [1891], CHAPTER XXXI: AN OLD HOUSE AMONGST NEW FOLK As I stood there Ellen detached herself from our happy friends who still stood on the little strand and came up to me. She took me by the hand, and said softly, "Take me on to the house at once; we need...
Chapter Xxix. A Resting Place On The Upper Thames : * "News From Nowhere", by William Morris, [1891], CHAPTER XXIX: A RESTING-PLACE ON THE UPPER THAMES Presently at a place where the river flowed round a headland of the meadows, we stopped a while for rest and victuals, and settled ourselves on a beautiful bank which almost reached the dignity...
Chapter Vi. A Little Shopping : * "News From Nowhere", by William Morris, [1891], CHAPTER VI: A LITTLE SHOPPING As he spoke, we came suddenly out of the woodland into a short street of handsomely built houses, which my companion named to me at once as Piccadilly: the lower part of these I should have called shops, if it had not...
Chapter Xiii. Concerning Politics : * "News From Nowhere", by William Morris, [1891], CHAPTER XIII: CONCERNING POLITICS Said I: "How do you manage with politics?" Said Hammond, smiling: "I am glad that it is of ME that you ask that question; I do believe that anybody else would make you explain yourself, or try to do so, till you...
Chapter Xxiii. An Early Morning : * "News From Nowhere", by William Morris, [1891], CHAPTER XXIII: AN EARLY MORNING BY RUNNYMEDE Though there were no rough noises to wake me, I could not lie long abed the next morning, where the world seemed so well awake, and, despite the old grumbler, so happy; so I got up, and found that, early...
Chapter Xxi. Going Up The River : * "News From Nowhere", by William Morris, [1891], CHAPTER XXI: GOING UP THE RIVER When I did wake, to a beautiful sunny morning, I leapt out of bed with my over-night apprehension still clinging to me, which vanished delightfully however in a moment as I looked around my little sleeping chamber...
Chapter Xxvi. The Obstinate Refusers : * "News From Nowhere", by William Morris, [1891], CHAPTER XXVI: THE OBSTINATE REFUSERS Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there...
Chapter Iv. A Market : * "News From Nowhere", by William Morris, [1891], CHAPTER IV: A MARKET BY THE WAY We turned away from the river at once, and were soon in the main road that runs through Hammersmith. But I should have had no guess as to where I was, if I had not started from the waterside; for King Street was gone...
Chapter Xxx. The Journey's End : * "News From Nowhere", by William Morris, [1891], CHAPTER XXX: THE JOURNEY'S END On we went. In spite of my new-born excitement about Ellen, and my gathering fear of where it would land me, I could not help taking abundant interest in the condition of the river and its banks; all the more as she...
Title Page : * "News From Nowhere", by William Morris, [1891], NEWS FROM NOWHERE Or AN EPOCH OF REST Being Some Chapters From A UTOPIAN ROMANCE BY WILLIAM MORRIS London: Reeves & Turner [1891]
Chapter Xxviii. The Little River : * "News From Nowhere", by William Morris, [1891], CHAPTER XXVIII: THE LITTLE RIVER We started before six o'clock the next morning, as we were still twenty-five miles from our resting place, and Dick wanted to be there before dusk. The journey was pleasant, though to those who do not know the upper...
Chapter I. Discussion And Bed : * "News From Nowhere", by William Morris, [1891], CHAPTER I: DISCUSSION AND BED Up at the League, says a friend, there had been one night a brisk conversational discussion, as to what would happen on the Morrow of the Revolution, finally shading off into a vigorous statement by various friends...
Chapter Xxxii. The Feast's Beginning The End : * "News From Nowhere", by William Morris, [1891], CHAPTER XXXII: THE FEAST'S BEGINNING--THE END Dick brought me at once into the little field which, as I had seen from the garden, was covered with gaily-coloured tents arranged in orderly lanes, about which were sitting and lying on the grass some...
Chapter Xxiv. Up The Thames. The Second Day : * "News From Nowhere", by William Morris, [1891], CHAPTER XXIV: UP THE THAMES: THE SECOND DAY They were not slow to take my hint; and indeed, as to the mere time of day, it was best for us to be off, as it was past seven o'clock, and the day promised to be very hot. So we got up and went down...
Chapter Vii. Trafalgar Square : * "News From Nowhere", by William Morris, [1891], CHAPTER VII: TRAFALGAR SQUARE And now again I was busy looking about me, for we were quite clear of Piccadilly Market, and were in a region of elegantly-built much ornamented houses, which I should have called villas if they had been ugly...
Chapter Xxv. The Third Day On The Thames : * "News From Nowhere", by William Morris, [1891], CHAPTER XXV: THE THIRD DAY ON THE THAMES As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could...
Chapter Xx. The Hammersmith Guest House Again : * "News From Nowhere", by William Morris, [1891], CHAPTER XX: THE HAMMERSMITH GUEST-HOUSE AGAIN Amidst such talk, driving quietly through the balmy evening, we came to Hammersmith, and were well received by our friends there. Boffin, in a fresh suit of clothes, welcomed me back with stately...
Chapter V. Children On The Road : * "News From Nowhere", by William Morris, [1891], CHAPTER V: CHILDREN ON THE ROAD Past the Broadway there were fewer houses on either side. We presently crossed a pretty little brook that ran across a piece of land dotted over with trees, and awhile after came to another market and town-hall...
Chapter Xii. Concerning The Arrangement Of Life : * "News From Nowhere", by William Morris, [1891], CHAPTER XII: CONCERNING THE ARRANGEMENT OF LIFE "Well," I said, "about those 'arrangements' which you spoke of as taking the place of government, could you give me any account of them?" "Neighbour," he said, "although we have simplified our lives...