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George Fox
The Journal of George Fox edited by John Nickalls
George Fox’s Journal was written later in his life with the benefit of hindsight, at a time when the Religious Society of Friends was struggling for acceptance. It was edited after his death and pub- lished in 1694. The Nickalls edition includes passages that were edited out when it was first published. Includes an introduction by Geoffrey Nuttall and an epilogue by Henry J. Cadbury. The most complete edition currently available.
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1997, 789 pp., paperback $25.00
Truth of the Heart An Anthology of George Fox edited by Rex Ambler
Rex Ambler’s collection of passages from the writings of George Fox is intended to make available the clearest and most profound writings from the whole range of his works, and to display them in such a way as to show the connections between them. The anthol- ogy is presented in parallel with a translation into modern English, a glossary, and a concluding essay entitled “Making Sense of Fox.”
Britain Yearly Meeting, 2001, 202 pp., paperback $24.00
Friend The Story of George Fox and the Quakers by Jane Yolen
First published over 30 years ago, this book 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. This book sets the context and chronicles Fox’s spiritual development.
Quaker Press of FGC, 2005, 192 pp., paperback $13.95
Light to Live By An Exploration in Quaker Spirituality by Rex Ambler
This book is a companion volume to Truth of the Heart: An Anthology of George Fox. The author describes a “personal practice of meditation which I discovered in early Friends and tells the story of my attempts to use the practice and develop it in my own personal life.” This is an explication of Ambler’s famous “experiment with Light” process adopted by many modern Friends meetings.
Britain Yearly Meeting, 2002, 60 pp., paperback $12.00 Margaret Fell
A Sincere and Constant Love An Introduction to the Writings of Margaret Fell edited by T.H.S. Wallace
A collection of epistles and doctrinal writings of Margaret Fell. Includes “Women’s Speaking Justified,” “A Testimony of Margaret Fell Concerning Her Late Husband George Fox,” and “Some of the
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