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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.
- William Morris
- c. 300 pp (may change depending on the publisher and the size of the text)
- 1888
- 1888
In A Dream of John Ball a 19th-century man dreams that he is a scholar in Kent, England, during the revolt. He sees Ball inspire a crowd of peasants to defeat the sheriff’s men in battle and later has a conversation with Ball in which they discuss the future.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
A Dream of John Ball. by William Morris. Contents. THE MEN OF KENT. THE MAN FROM ESSEX. THEY MEET AT THE CROSS. THE VOICE OF JOHN BALL. THEY HEAR TIDINGS OF BATTLE AND MAKE THEM READY. THE BATTLE AT THE TOWNSHIP'S END. MORE WORDS AT THE CROSS. SUPPER AT WILL GREEN'S. BETWIXT THE LIVING AND THE DEAD. TWO TALK OF THE DAYS TO COME.
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- Morris, William, 1834-1896
- A Dream of John Ball; and, A King's Lesson
- English
A dream of John Ball was first published in the Commonweal, 1886-87; issued in book form, 1888. A king's lesson, a short story based on the life of Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary, appeared in the Commonweal, Sept. 18, 1886, under title: An old story retold
A Dream of John Ball embodied one of Morris's attempts to educate himself and his literate working class audiences about their common history, expose the sources and mechanisms of economic injustice, and explore historical antecedents which might provide models for pride and emulation.
A Dream of John Ball. by William Morris. IV. THE VOICE OF JOHN BALL. SO now I heard John Ball; how he lifted up his voice and said: "Ho, all ye good people!
