A Dream Of John Ball - 9781537738895

A Dream of John Ball (1888) is a novel by English author William Morris about the Great Revolt of 1381, conventionally, but incorrectly (few of the participants were actual peasants), called "the Peasants' Revolt". It features the rebel priest John Ball, who was accused of being a Lollard but was really an early Leveller, the name given in the 17th century for what are today called socialists. John Ball is famed for his question "When Adam delved and Eve span, who was then the gentleman?

• | Author: William Morris
• | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Sep 18, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 84 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1537738895
• | ISBN-13: 9781537738895