Book 2018

Dream of John Ball

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Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 2018

novel
Fiction
History
Peasant uprisings
Working class
Medieval Civilization
Revolutionaries
Kings and rulers

A Dream of John Ball (1888) is a novel by English author William Morris about the Great Revolt of 1381, conventionally called "the Peasants' Revolt". It features the rebel priest John Ball, who was accused of being a Lollard. He is famed for his question "When Adam delved and Eve span, who was then the gentleman?"