William Morris was a designer of stained glass, tapestries, wallpaper, chintzes, furniture, books, and typefaces. He was also a preservationist, socialist, poet, novelist, lecturer, calligrapher, translator of classic Icelandic and early English sagas, and founder of the Kelmscott press.
This letter is the most personal item in the Archives and Rare Books collection. Aglaia Coronio was a close friend of Morris, but the tone of the letter is far from confidential; he barely acknowledges his struggles through the height of his wife’s affair with Rossetti. A complete annotation and transcription are also available.
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