Morris' response is that all work should be creative and pleasurable. In the novel, Morris tackles one of the most common criticisms of socialism the supposed lack of incentive to work in a communistic society. 4.02 avg rating 147 ratings published 2015 241 editions. The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs. This agrarian society functions simply because the people find pleasure in nature, and therefore they find pleasure in their work. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. In this society there is no private property, no big cities, no authority, no monetary system, no divorce, no courts, no prisons, and no class systems. In the book, the narrator, William Guest, falls asleep after returning from a meeting of the Socialist League and awakes to find himself in a future society based on common ownership and democratic control of the means of production. News from Nowhere (1890) is a classic work combining utopian socialism and soft science fiction written by the artist, designer and socialist pioneer William Morris. Download cover art Download CD case insert News From Nowhere
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