Table of Contents
List of abbreviations; Part I. William Morris and the romantic revolt: 1. Sir Launcelot and Mr Gradgrind; 2. Oxford - Carlyle and Ruskin; 3. Rossetti and the pre-Raphaelites; 4. The first joust with Victorianism; Part II. The Years of Conflict: 5. William Morris and the decorative arts; 6. The poetry of despair; 7. 'Love is enough'; 8. Hope and courage; 9. Action; 10. The 'anti-scrape'; 11. The river of fire; Part III. Practical Socialism: 12. The first two hundred; 13. The first propaganda; 14. The split; 15. The socialist league, 1885-6; 16. The socialists make contact with the masses, 1887-8; 17. The last years of the socialist league; 18. Towards a united socialist party, 1890-96; Part IV. Necessity and Desire: Appendices; Postscript; Author's note to the revised edition; Index.