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A Dream of John Ball 1888

By William Morris

  • Tyler's Insurrection, 1381, novel, Fiction, History

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?"

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Grave, earnest, classical in form and prestige.

  • gravecomic
  • earnestironic
  • classical in formformally daring
  • unpretentiousprestige
  • intimateepic

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