George Fox: An Autobiography

Overview

George Fox (September 1624 – 13 January 1691) was an English Dissenter and a founder of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers or Friends.

The son of a Leicestershire weaver, Fox lived in a time of great social upheaval and war. He rebelled against the religious and political authorities by proposing an unusual and uncompromising approach to the Christian faith. He travelled throughout Britain as a dissenting preacher, for which he was often persecuted by the authorities who disapproved of his beliefs.

Fox married Margaret Fell, the widow of one of his wealthier supporters; she was a leading Friend. His ministry expanded and he undertook tours of North America and the Low Countries, between which he was imprisoned for over a year. He spent the final decade of his life working in London to organize the expanding Quaker movement.

Though his movement attracted disdain from some, others such as William Penn and Oliver Cromwell viewed Fox with respect. —from Wikipedia

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This autobiography was edited by Rufus M. Jones and published in 1903. It includes over 250 end notes, all of which are linked in this digital edition.

The Table of Contents is as follows:
The Testimony of William Penn Concerning that Faithful Servant George Fox
Chapter 1: BOYHOOD – A SEEKER (1624-1648)
Chapter 2: THE FIRST YEARS OF MINISTRY (1648-1649)
Chapter 3: THE CHALLENGE AND THE FIRST TASTE OF PRISON (1648-1649)
Chapter 4: A YEAR IN DERBY PRISON (1650-1651)
Chapter 5: ONE MAN MAY SHAKE THE COUNTRY FOR TEN MILES (1651-1652)
Chapter 6: A NEW ERA BEGINS (1652)
Chapter 7: IN PRISON AGAIN (1653)
Chapter 8: A VISIT TO OLIVER CROMWELL (1653-1654)
Chapter 9: A VISIT TO THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES WHICH ENDS IN LAUNCESTON JAIL (1655-1656)
Chapter 10: PLANTING THE SEED IN WALES (1656-1657)
Chapter 11: IN THE HOME OF THE COVENANTERS (1657)
Chapter 12: GREAT EVENTS IN LONDON (1658-1659)
Chapter 13: IN THE FIRST YEAR OF KING CHARLES (1660)
Chapter 14: LABORS, DANGERS AND SUFFERINGS (1661-1662)
Chapter 15: IN PRISON FOR NOT SWEARING (1662-1665)
Chapter 16: A YEAR IN SCARBOROUGH CASTLE (1665-1666)
Chapter 17: AT THE WORK OF ORGANIZING (1667-1670)
Chapter 18: TWO YEARS IN AMERICA (1671-1673)
Chapter 19: THE LAST IMPRISONMENT (1673-1678)
Chapter 20: THE SEED REIGNS OVER DEATH (1679-1691)

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