Jan de Hartog has 60 books on Goodreads with ratings. Jan de Hartog’s most popular book is The Peaceable Kingdom. The Peaceable Kingdom: An American Saga () is a historical novel in two parts by Quaker author Jan de Hartog. It describes the first meeting of George Fox and Margaret Fell, the latter's conversion, and a portion of the history of colonial Pennsylvania. The allure of the novel is in the characters' metamorphosis from self-serving often unlikable characters, to people who work for the Cited by: 1. · This volume is set in England in –53 and Pennsylvania in – In his episodic story of the beginnings of the Quaker move ment in England Estimated Reading Time: 7 mins.
This is an abridgement of "Jan de Hartog: A Captain on the Ocean of Light and Love," which appeared inThe Best of Friends, ed. Chuck Fager, vol. 1, , pp. The quoted material in this article comes from the author's interviews with Jan and Marjorie de Hartog. An obituary for Jan de Hartog appeared in Friends Journal in August Jan de Hartog, who has set sail in many fields, is now journeying into the windy seas of historical fiction. He has decked out his novel with tra ditional furnishings, com fortable settings, and. Jan de Hartog, in De Hartog also wrote several novels about Quakers. The best-known is The Peaceable Kingdom, published in The first half of this sprawling work is set in and around Swarthmoor Hall and Lancashire, and stars none other than George Fox and Margaret Fell.
A Peaceable Kingdom by Dutch writer, playwright and occasional social critic, Jan de Hartog (Ap – Septem) who moved to the United States in the early s and became a Quaker. The book is about a gentle Quaker farmer come to grips with the evils of slave holding. In the book, we also learn how it was the Quaker women who made the faith's continuous message of justice and non-violence a successful influence on an injust, violent society. The Peaceable Kingdom: An American Saga () is a historical novel in two parts by Quaker author Jan de Hartog. It describes the first meeting of George Fox and Margaret Fell, the latter's conversion, and a portion of the history of colonial Pennsylvania. The allure of the novel is in the characters' metamorphosis from self-serving often unlikable characters, to people who work for the good of others. Peaceable Kingdom Paperback – July 1, by. Jan De Hartog (Author) › Visit Amazon's Jan De Hartog Page. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author. Jan De Hartog (Author) out of 5 stars. 18 ratings.
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