Quaker history and biography

Elizabeth Fry - Life and Labors of the Eminent Philantropist, Preacher and Prison Reformer

William Penn’s classic 1696 work, Primitive Christianity Revived, describes how the ways of the early Christian church as established by Jesus and his apostles had been restored “in the Faith and Practice of the People called Quakers.”

This book is about "the meaning of life" or "the spiritual quest". It offers a selective and critical evaluation of some central strands of Western religious and philosophical thought over two and a half thousand years.

'Black Fire' gathers together the voices of 18 remarkable individuals who spoke and wrote as African Americans from within the Quaker community.

One cousin is notorious: Alice Paul endures censure and prison to win suffrage for women. She’s a political powerhouse who organizes the first women’s march on Washington and the first pickets in front of the White House.

This detailed biography of Elizabeth Fry offers a comprehensive look at the life and accomplishments of one of England's most significant social reformers.

Dear Mona collects the letters of 20 year old working class Geordie Len Jones to his mentor and would-be partner Mona Lovell, a Quaker colleague who prompted Len's explorations of the arts and of social equality.

'All lovers of cricket will enjoy this book.' Michael Henderson, The Cricketer Neville Cardus described how one majestic stroke-maker 'made music' and 'spread beauty' with his bat. Between two world wars, he became the laureate of cricket by doing