The complete online text of The Story of Sigurd the Volsung by William Morris.

William Morris (1834-1896), one of the most versatile and influential men of his age, was the last of the major English romantics and a leading champion and promoter of revolutionary ideas as poet, critic, artist, designer, manufacturer, and socialist. B...

Writing is only one element of William Morris's diverse achievements. He designed textiles, wallpapers, stained glass, rugs, tapestries, and embroidery; and he founded and managed a company to produce them. He was a leading influence on the Arts and Craf...

Writing is only one element of William Morris's diverse achievement. He designed textiles, wallpapers, stained glass, rugs, tapestries, and embroidery; and he founded and managed a company to produce them. He was a leading influence on the Arts and Craft...

University of Minnesota Press will publish David Backes biography of esteemed environmental activist and nature writer Sigurd F Olson in Sept 1997. Olson, 1899-1982, is best known for his 1956 book 'The Singing Wilderness.' All of Olson's backlist titles will also be reissued. ...

Sometimes birthday parties survive the birthday boy. This summer fans of Ernest Hemingway, bigger than life even in death, mark the 100th anniversary of his birth by examining his place in American literature or, in some cases, by fighting bulls in his honor or...