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A BOOK OF

BY

L. V. HODGKIN

(Mrs. JOHN HOLDSWORTH)

ILLUSTRATED BY

F. CAYLEY-ROBINSON, A.R.A.

DEDICATED

CHILDREN

SOCIETY OF FRIENDS

GRANDCHILDREN

THOMAS HODGKIN

PREFACE

CONTENTS

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

A TALK ABOUT SAINTSToC

A TALK ABOUT SAINTS

I. 'STIFF AS A TREE, PURE AS A BELL'ToC

I. 'STIFF AS A TREE, PURE AS A BELL'

II. 'PURE FOY, MA JOYE'ToC

II. 'PURE FOY, MA JOYE'

FOOTNOTES:

III. THE ANGEL OF BEVERLEYToC

III. THE ANGEL OF BEVERLEY

IV. TAMING THE TIGERToC

IV. TAMING THE TIGER

FOOTNOTES:

V. 'THE MAN IN LEATHER BREECHES'ToC

V. 'THE MAN IN LEATHER BREECHES'

VI. THE SHEPHERD OF PENDLE HILLToC

VI. THE SHEPHERD OF PENDLE HILL

VII. THE PEOPLE IN WHITE RAIMENTToC

VII. THE PEOPLE IN WHITE RAIMENT

II

FOOTNOTES:

VIII. A WONDERFUL FORTNIGHTToC

VIII. A WONDERFUL FORTNIGHT

I

II

III

IV

FOOTNOTES:

IX. UNDER THE YEW-TREESToC

IX. UNDER THE YEW-TREES

X. 'BEWITCHED!'ToC

X. 'BEWITCHED!'

FOOTNOTES:

XI. THE JUDGE'S RETURNToC

XI. THE JUDGE'S RETURN

XII. 'STRIKE AGAIN!'ToC

XII. 'STRIKE AGAIN!'

FOOTNOTES:

XIII. MAGNANIMITYToC

XIII. MAGNANIMITY

FOOTNOTES:

XIV. MILES HALHEAD AND THE HAUGHTY LADYToC

XIV. MILES HALHEAD AND THE HAUGHTY LADY

XV. SCATTERING THE SEEDToC

XV. SCATTERING THE SEED

FOOTNOTES:

XVI. WRESTLING FOR GODToC

XVI. WRESTLING FOR GOD

FOOTNOTES:

XVII. LITTLE JAMES AND HIS JOURNEYSToC

XVII. LITTLE JAMES AND HIS JOURNEYS

XVIII. THE FIRST QUAKER MARTYR

XVIII. THE FIRST QUAKER MARTYR

FOOTNOTES:

XIX. THE CHILDREN OF READING MEETINGToC

XIX. THE CHILDREN OF READING MEETING

XX. THE SADDEST STORY OF ALL

XX. THE SADDEST STORY OF ALL

BUT IT HAS A HAPPY END

XXI. PALE WIND FLOWERS: OR THE LITTLE PRISON MAIDToC

XXI. PALE WIND FLOWERS: OR THE LITTLE PRISON MAID

I

II

XXII. AN UNDISTURBED MEETINGToC

XXII. AN UNDISTURBED MEETING

FOOTNOTES:

XXIII. BUTTERFLIES IN THE FELLSToC

XXIII. BUTTERFLIES IN THE FELLS

XXIV. THE VICTORY OF AMOR STODDART

XXIV. THE VICTORY OF AMOR STODDART

FOOTNOTES:

XXV. THE MARVELLOUS VOYAGE OF THE GOOD SHIP 'WOODHOUSE'ToC

XXV. THE MARVELLOUS VOYAGE OF THE GOOD SHIP 'WOODHOUSE'

FOOTNOTES:

XXVI. RICHARD SELLAR AND THE 'MERCIFUL MAN'ToC

XXVI. RICHARD SELLAR AND THE 'MERCIFUL MAN'

FOOTNOTES:

XXVII. TWO ROBBER STORIES. WEST AND EASTToC

XXVII. TWO ROBBER STORIES. WEST AND EAST

I

LEONARD FELL AND THE HIGHWAYMAN

II

ON THE ROAD TO JERUSALEM

XXVIII. SILVER SLIPPERS: OR A QUAKERESS AMONG THE TURKS

XXVIII. SILVER SLIPPERS: OR A QUAKERESS AMONG THE TURKS

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

FOOTNOTES:

XXIX. FIERCE FEATHERSToC

XXIX. FIERCE FEATHERS

XXX. THE THIEF IN THE TANYARDToC

XXX. THE THIEF IN THE TANYARD

XXXI. HOW A FRENCH NOBLE BECAME A FRIEND

XXXI. HOW A FRENCH NOBLE BECAME A FRIEND

FOOTNOTES:

XXXII. PREACHING TO NOBODYToC

XXXII. PREACHING TO NOBODY

FOOTNOTES:

COME-TO-GOODToC

COME-TO-GOOD

HISTORICAL NOTESToC

HISTORICAL NOTES

THE END