Synopsis
A biography of the English pacifist who founded the Quaker movement in the seventeenth century.
Friend: the Story of George Fox and the Quakers remains a timeless gift. it brings to light, for young and old Friends, the life and legacy of the founder of Quakerism. Fox was a larger than life personality in a turbulent period in English history. Jane Yolen’s biography sets the context and chronicles Fox’s spiritual development.
We are pleased to offer this new edition with a foreword by Larry ingle, “torn by war and wracked by uncertainty and doubt, the people of Fox’s age wanted answers, and our author demonstrates those he offered.” —Larry Ingle, author of Quakers in Conflict: The Hicksite Reformation
