Fruits of Solitude
by William Penn
Assigned by 1 of the 9 reading lists, catalogue entry only
- Written
- 1693; More Fruits of Solitude 1702
- Form
- Essay
- Language
- English
- Length
- Short · 90 ppunder 120 pages
- Difficulty
- Approachable1 of 5 for a first-year reader
We recommendSome Fruits of SolitudeHerald Press, 2003A small modern reprint; the Harvard Classics text, in volume 1 with Franklin and Woolman, is free online.
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A collection of some 850 numbered maxims and reflections, published anonymously by the Quaker founder of Pennsylvania while he was in hiding from political enemies in England. They are grouped under headings such as Ignorance, Education, Luxury, Friendship, Government and Religion, and offer plain practical advice in the manner of Proverbs, with a Quaker stress on simplicity, honesty, moderation, the inner light and the equal worth of all people. A second series, More Fruits of Solitude, followed in 1702.
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