William Morris, Designer, Poet and, for some, ‘Uncle Topsy’…

Image of Morris — grapeheine

Last year I came across a small book simply called, William Morris, by Richard Tames. Published in 2003, it’s a fine book that tells a long and often complicated story with memorable brevity and simplicity. It’s also a good companion to another book, Something of Myself, written by Rudyard Kipling in 1935, a year before his death, and someone who knew Morris as ‘Uncle Topsy’ when…