William Morris (1834-1896) was a poet, artist and socialist. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.

Manuscripts written and illuminated by William Morris, consisting of:

• Manuscripts of 'The story of the dwellers at Eyr', incomplete
• Fragments of 'Ogier the Dane', The Arabian nights, and 'The story of Harold Hairfair'
• Manuscript of 'The story of Hen Thorir'
• Manuscript of 'The story of the banded men'
• Manuscript of chapters 1-35 of 'The story of the Volsungs and the Niblungs'
• Fragments of 'The story of Gunnlaug the Work-tongue and Raven the Skald'
• Manuscript of 'Hafbur and Signy'
• Drafts of chapters 1-2 of 'The story of the Volungs and the Niblungs'
• The odes of Horace

The manuscripts were given to the Library in 1939.

Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures see http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/services/admissions/).

M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. I, nos. 43700-708.

See also Lectures of William Morris.

Illumination of books and manuscripts

Poetry

Morris | William | 1834-1896 | Poet Artist and Socialist