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Hatherley and notes and an editor’s introduction by Owen Holland, author of William Morris’s Utopianism (2017). The collaboration works well, as Hatherley provides an overview of Morris’s relevance for con temporary socialist efforts and Holland offers a succinct po liti cal biography of Morris and clear account of the distinctiveness of his demo cratic, antiimperialist vision within the context of his time. Many of the volume’s se lections are of lesserknown yet significant essays, such as the 1884 “The Housing of the Poor,” the 1885 “Ireland and Italy: A Warning,” and the eloquent 1887 “Why We Celebrate the Commune of Paris.” Holland’s annotations are admirably detailed, so that even those who are familiar with Morris’s essays from other editions, such as the Collected Works, will want to own this compact and valuable volume. In conclusion, 2020 brought many skillful and original contributions to an understanding of PreRaphaelite literary art in general, as well as of specific works by D. G. Rossetti and William Morris, who were viewed as anticipating the anx i eties, aspirations, and critical sensibilities of the pre sent day.