William Penn
The Riverside Biographical Series
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The Riverside Biographical Series
NUMBER 6
GEORGE HODGES
WILLIAM PENN
GEORGE HODGES
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George Hodges
Transcriber's note
WILLIAM PENN
CONTENTS
A PURITAN BOYHOOD: WANSTEAD CHURCH AND CHIGWELL SCHOOL
AT OXFORD: INFLUENCE OF THOMAS LOE
IN FRANCE AND IRELAND: THE WORLD AND THE OTHER WORLD
PENN BECOMES A QUAKER: PERSECUTION AND CONTROVERSY
THE BEGINNING OF PENN'S POLITICAL LIFE: THE HOLY EXPERIMENT
THE SETTLEMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA: PENN'S FIRST VISIT TO THE PROVINCE
AT THE COURT OF JAMES THE SECOND, AND "IN RETIREMENT"
PENN'S SECOND VISIT TO THE PROVINCE: CLOSING YEARS