William Morris is a designer, author, writer and visionary socialist. He was defined by the end of the twentieth century as a conservative radical designer. His belief in the centrality of buildings profoundly influenced twentieth-century architectural theory and practice. In addition, he influenced the proliferation of craft communities at that time, especially in Scandinavia and the United States. Morris's visionary novel News from Nowhere (1890) was one of the essential early twentieth-century socialist texts, translated into numerous languages and widely distributed in Russia in pre-revolutionary years.
Frustrated by the declining standard of the printed book, Morris set up his own press-- Kelmscott Press. For his printed fabrics he had re-created dyes from traditional recipes. For his bookmaking, he looked back to the earliest days of printing in the 15th century. The Kelmscott press set a new benchmark for book design at the end of the 19th century.
Special power of William in Librorum:
Duplicate another player's power that is already exposed
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