Poster - When Adam Delved...

When Adam Delved and Eve Span - Who was then the Gentleman, illustration by pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones, 1888. This illustration was used in the 1888 edition of William Morris' novel about the 1381 Peasants' Revolt - A Dream of John Ball.

William Morris is best remembered today as a pioneering designer of the Arts and Crafts Movement, with iconic patterns like The Strawberry Thief remaining widely admired. Hoewever, Morris was also a committed revolutionary international socialist, deeply engaged in political activism. He joined the Social Democratic Federation in 1883 and, in 1884, became a founder member of the Socialist League. Advocating for workers' rights, he spoke at street corners, working men’s clubs, and lecture halls, and helped organize a Defence Club alongside fellow socialists to resist police brutality.

Morris also played a key role in written socialist propaganda, editing the weekly Commonweal newspaper for six years. It was there that he serialized his best known utopian novel, News from Nowhere (1890), blending his political vision with literary creativity.

This is a digitally cleaned up print. The size is A3 (approx. 11.7" x 16.5") and is printed on good quality 170gm poster paper.

Printed by the Radical Poster Collective, UK

The Radical Poster Collective is dedicated to making good quality classic radical posters available at an affordable price. Posters are either digitally cleaned up to remove tears, stains, etc., or completely recreated to be as close as possible to the original. Printed on good quality 170gm poster paper.