Beautiful Useful Things: What William Morris Made Medieval a mother tries to overcome

a mother tries to overcome demotion at work after maternity leave

Dorothea Lange and Martin Parr

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this book brings together quotations from Dickens’s novels and letters with photographs of their original covers and Victorian-era images—among them

Beautiful Useful Things: What William Morris Made Medieval a mother tries to overcomeAward winning author Beth Kephart and illustrator Melodie Staceys poetic picture book, Beautiful Useful Things, is about the life and work of William Morris, maker of beautiful, useful things, sure to engage young dreamers and artists alike. William Morris is best known for his colorful wallpapers and textiles, inspired by the English forests and wild foliage where he grew up. But did you know this icon of the Arts and Crafts Movement was also a poet,