William Morris: a Dream of John Ball (Superb Classics Fully New Illustrated Edition)
| Author | : William Morris |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 112 |
| Release | : 2021-09-30 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9798487275035 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book William Morris: a Dream of John Ball (Superb Classics Fully New Illustrated Edition) written by William Morris and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Dream of John Ball (1888) is a novel by English author William Morris about the English peasants' revolt of 1381 and the rebel John Ball. Like the novels close contemporary - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889) by Mark Twain - it describes a dream and time travel encounter between the medieval and modern worlds. However unlike Twain's vision of a violent and chaotic "Dark Age", Morris describes a positive image of the Middle Ages, seeing it as a golden, if brief, period when peasants were prosperous and happy and guilds protected workers from exploitation.
