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A Dream of John Ball; and, A King's Lesson

by William Morris

History · Novel

Open Library OL278688W

A Dream of John Ball; and, A King's Lesson 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?

About the author

William Morris (1834–1896) is represented here by 8 public-domain titles, including A Dream of John Ball; and, A King's Lesson, A Selection from the Poems of William Morris, and News from Nowhere; Or, An Epoch of Rest Being Some Chapters from a Utopian Romance. This page is a shelf list: the books are read on Open Library, not stored here. More of this shelf for William Morris.

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