02691cam a22003733u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000180011324500510013126400510018230000470023333600260028033700260030633800360033249000350036850000310040350801910043452013560062553400450198165300230202665300420204965300330209165300650212470000330218983000350222285600430225799900170230056976UtSlPG20260610134319.0mcr n260607r2018||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aO'Neill, Mrs.14aThe Bondman: A Story of the Times of Wat Tyler 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2018  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aThe Library of Romance, Vol. 5  aRelease date is 2018-04-13  aE-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)  a"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.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aHistorical fiction  aTyler's Insurrection, 1381 -- Fiction  aPeasant uprisings -- Fiction  aGreat Britain -- History -- Richard II, 1377-1399 -- Fiction1 aRitchie, Leitch,d1800?-1865 0aThe Library of Romance, Vol. 540uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56976  c97807d97807