Lecture

Online talk: Coffee with Curator – Morris’s Library at Kelmscott House

22 January 2025
11:00
£5

The Society recently acquired a new addition to our collection, a book originally owned by Morris himself, gifted to him by..

The Society recently acquired a new addition to our collection, a book originally owned by Morris himself, gifted to him by Mackenzie Bell, the author. 'Spring's Immortality: And Other Poems' was published in 1895, and features a hand written note to Morris from Bell in the front of the publication, which also contains Morris's own bookplate from his Kelmscott House library. In celebration of Morris’s book returning ‘home’, this talk will cover the scope and history of Morris’s extensive library at Kelmscott House, and we will discover what happened to the wide variety of books that Morris had lovingly collected over the last few years of his life.

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Address

The William Morris Society

26 Upper Mall, Hammersmith, London, Greater London, W6 9TA
020 8741 3735

Opening times

November-March Thursday, Saturday, Sunday 1-4pm

April-October Thursday, Saturday, Sunday 2-5pm

Exclusions and safety measures

PLEASE NOTE THAT KELMSCOTT HOUSE ITSELF IS PRIVATELY OWNED AND NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

The Society is based in the Coach house and Basement.

School groups and private tours are welcomed. Please email wmsadmin@williammorrissociety.org to arrange.

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