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Fiction · 1888

A Dream of John Ball

And, A King’s Lesson

William Morris

Reading time
about 2.5 h
Length
31,339 words · 62 pages
Structure
12 chapters
Language
English
Era
Victorian

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Contents

  1. Chapter I — The Men of Kent
  2. Chapter II — The Man from Essex
  3. Chapter III — They Meet at the Cross
  4. Chapter IV — The Voice of John Ball
  5. Chapter V — They Hear Tidings of Battle and Make Them Ready
  6. Chapter VI — The Battle at the Township’s End
  7. Chapter VII — More Words at the Cross
  8. Chapter VIII — Supper at Will Green’s
  9. Chapter IX — Betwixt the Living and the Dead
  10. Chapter X — Two Talk of the Days to Come
  11. Chapter XI — Hard It Is for the Old World to See the New
  12. Chapter XII — Ill Would Change Be at Whiles Were It Not for the Change Beyond the Change

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William Morris

1834–1896 · Victorian

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