Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2018-04-13 Public domain in the USA. 154 O'Neill, Mrs. Ritchie, Leitch 1865 The Bondman: A Story of the Times of Wat Tyler The Library of Romance, Vol. 5 E-text prepared by Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Bondman: A Story of the Times of Wat Tyler" by Mrs. O'Neill is a historical novel written in the early 19th century. Set in the late 14th century, during the time of the Peasants' Revolt in England, the story primarily revolves around the themes of social class, bondage, and the fight for freedom. The main characters introduced include Stephen Holgrave, a newly freed yeoman who grapples with his newfound status and his love for Margaret, the betrothed of another man, Thomas Calverley, who is a squire of the powerful Baron de Boteler. At the start of the narrative, the scene is set in Sudley Castle, where Holgrave swears fidelity to his lord, which highlights the feudal system's structure. The opening chapters introduce Holgrave's marriage, the constraints of serfdom through characters like Margaret, and the dynamics of power and jealousy illustrated by Calverley’s unrequited love for Margaret. This tension escalates as Calverley’s ambitions and class prejudices threaten Holgrave and his family, foreshadowing conflict rooted in social hierarchy and personal vendettas. The stage is thus established for exploring the lives of characters affected by the oppressive social structures of their time, emphasizing their struggles for autonomy and recognition in an inequitable society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Historical fiction Tyler's Insurrection, 1381 -- Fiction Peasant uprisings -- Fiction Great Britain -- History -- Richard II, 1377-1399 -- Fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: British Literature 616223 2025-07-22T14:36:10.036683 text/html 620973 2018-04-13T16:36:36 text/html 260848 2025-07-22T14:36:16.061726 application/epub+zip 269659 2025-07-22T14:36:10.857721 application/epub+zip 269659 2025-07-22T14:36:10.449729 application/epub+zip 422061 2025-07-22T14:36:20.185673 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 404022 2025-07-22T14:36:15.664729 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393952 2022-08-25T15:45:35.348054 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 594146 2025-07-22T14:36:09.223711 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 594039 2020-06-14T23:43:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 594067 2018-04-13T16:35:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 594078 2018-04-13T16:35:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23274 2025-07-22T14:36:20.320640 application/rdf+xml 7192 2025-07-22T14:36:10.533714 image/jpeg 1547 2025-07-22T14:36:10.491713 image/jpeg 226575 2020-06-14T23:43:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 226574 2018-04-13T16:38:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 252203 2018-04-13T16:37:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 226560 2018-04-13T16:39:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 251695 2025-07-22T14:36:10.085763 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia