Record 242/409 Catalog Record Historical Documents Exhibit Page Home Search Image 2 of 2 Description  Letter from William Morris, English author, dated December 11th, 1891. Address line reads, "Kelmscott House, Upper Mall, Hammersmith." In the letter the artist states, "Since you are a Socialist, you can probably understand that this degradation of the arts is the natural and necessary consequence of false society, which breeds artificial famine on all hands."

Letter -Historical Documents 2010.9.1 to 2010.9.266 2010.9.287 to 2010.9.430 -® Copyright 2010, Salisbury House Foundation 2010.9.242 reverse ® Copyright 2010, Salisbury House Foundation

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