Penguin Books--USA www.penguinclassics.com.
Edited by Nigel Smith
Book Description
From the father of Quakerism, a fascinating autobiographical
account of his work, struggles, hardships, and successes
Coming from humble origins, George Fox spent years in search of
spiritual enlightenment before experiencing several
revelations, or "openings," which became the basis of
Quaker theology. After the formation of the Religious Society of
Friends, or Quakers, in 1652, Fox and his associates suffered
under brutal persecution from the English government. Fox's
Journal, initially dictated to his stepson-in-law when they were
both imprisoned in the mid-1670s, combines burning rage
against social injustice and a visionary sense of God
"rising" through all creation with a forthright account
of his own
persecution and suffering. Written in a style that, in some
respects, anticipates the work of James Joyce and other great
modernists, it is, as Nigel Smith writes in his Introduction, not
only "a classic of spiritual and autobiographical
writing" but
"an important literary achievement in its own right."
For this new edition Nigel Smith has "cleaned up" a
difficult text to enhance the coherence of the main narrative
while
retaining the immediacy and excitement of the original. Four
appendices--extracts from Fox's letters, descriptions of his
travels in Ireland and America, and William Penn's Preface to the
first printed edition--supplement the main text.
About the Author
George Fox was born in 1624 in Leicestershire to a firmly Puritan
family. He was a magnetic preacher, attracting a large
following, and went on to become the foremost figure in the
Quaker (Society of Friends) international religious movement.
He traveled widely to Ireland, America, and Europe before dying
in London in 1691. Nigel Smith is a Reader in English at
the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Keble College.
Paperback - 576 pages (September 1999)
Penguin USA (Paper); ISBN: 0140433996
Dark Eagle: A Story of Benedict Arnold and the American Revolution
John Ensor Harr
Book Description
An epic novel of the American Revolution, and the dramatic story
of the rise and fall of Benedict Arnold
The Indians called him "Dark Eagle" out of respect for
both his military genius and his ruthlessness. His men worshipped
him as a hero--the legendary general of the Continental army who
led them against formidable British forces. But as he
neared the pinnacle of success, things began to go wrong, drawing
Benedict Arnold inexorably toward the greatest crime of
the age, one that would forever make his name synonymous with the
word "traitor." Meticulously researched and brilliantly
rendered, Dark Eagle encompasses the action on both sides of the
Revolutionary War from 1775 to 1780. John Ensor Harr
traces Arnold's spectacular rise--outwitting the British at
Valcour Bay; the relief of Fort Stanwix; and a stunning victory
at
Saratoga, the turning point of the war. And he also traces
Arnold's decline--a wound that nearly cost him his life;
harassment by the radical government of Pennsylvania; his sense
of betrayal by Congress and his
Commander-in-Chief,George Washington; and finally the treasonous
triangle with his new wife, Peggy Shippen, the
beautiful daughter of a prominent Philadelphia family, and Major
John Andre, the Englishman she loved.
From the glory of Arnold's early days on the battlefield, to the
wrath he incurred as he attempted to deliver West Point and
three thousand American troops into the hands of the British,
Dark Eagle is the extraordinary story of one of the most
complex, tragic heroes in history.
About the Author
John Ensor Harr is a writer, historian, and consultant in the
management and communication fields. He is the author of two
books on the Rockefeller family. He is married has five children,
and lives in Forked River, New Jersey. Dark Eagle is his
first novel.
Hardcover - 512 pages (October 1999)
Viking Pr; ISBN: 0670887048
Before the Wind: The Memoir of an American Sea Captain, 1808-1833
Charles Tyng
Edited by Susan Fels, Preface by William La Moy
Hardcover - 270 pages (June 1999)
Viking Pr; ISBN: 0670886327
THOUGHTS & SENTIMENTS ON THE EVIL OF SLAVERY
Quobna Otoobah Cugoano
Edited with Intro & Notes by Vincent Carretta
Penguin Classic 0140447504 224pp $11.95 Feb 99
IN THEIR OWN WORDS: Founding Fathers
Collected & Edited by T.J. Stiles with Intro by William Pencak
Perigee 0399525130 400pp $16 Jun 99
PORTABLE EDMUND BURKE
Edited with an Intro by Isaac Kramnick
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NARRATIVE OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM OF NANTUCKET
Edgar Allan Poe
Edited with an Intro & Notes by Richard Kopley
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THE MINISTER'S WOOING
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Edited with Intro & Notes by Susan K. Harris
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AMERICAN INDIAN TRICKSTER TALES
Selected and Edited by Richard Erdoes & Alfonso Ortiz
Penguin 0140277714 320pp $13.95 Jan 99
ESTHER
Henry Adams
Edited with Intro & Notes by Lisa MacFarlane
Penguin Classics Dec 99
A NEW ENGLAND NUN & SELECTED STORIES
Mary Wilkins Freeman
Edited with Intro & Notes by Sandra Zagarell
Penguin Classics Oct 99
INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF A SLAVE GIRL
Harriet Jacobs
Edited with Intro & Notes by Nell Painter
Penguin Classics Oct 99
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John DeForest
Edited with Intro & Notes by Gary Scharnhorst
Penguin Classics Dec 99
THE EMIGRANTS
Gilbert Imlay
Edited with an Introduction by Amanda Gilroy and W. M. Verhoeven
Literature ¥ 400 pp. ¥ 0-14-043672-3 ¥ $12.95
May 30, 2001