Project Gutenberg 2007-05-16 Public domain in the USA. 104 Kingston, William Henry Giles 1814 1880 Kingston, W. H. G. Kingston, W.H.G. A True Hero: A Story of the Days of William Penn Reading ease score: 77.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "A True Hero: A Story of the Days of William Penn" by William Henry Giles Kingston is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The book centers around a Quaker family that leaves England in search of a new life in America during the late 1600s, amidst the political and religious turmoil of the time, particularly under the reign of James II. The narrative focuses on the challenges faced by dissenters like the Quakers, capturing their struggle for freedom of worship and the pursuit of liberty. The opening of the book introduces the oppressive atmosphere in England, where dissenting sects are persecuted under restrictive laws, such as the Conventicle Act. Characters are drawn from a gathering outside a Quaker meeting house, highlighting their determination to assert their right to worship freely despite the looming threat of authority. Young William Penn makes a striking entrance as a central figure advocating for peaceful resistance to injustice. As the narrative unfolds, we learn more about the interpersonal dynamics among key characters, including Captain Mead and others, who are caught up in their fight for freedom against a backdrop of societal decay and conflict. This sets the stage for both personal and collective struggles that will be explored throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Historical fiction Quakers -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 226362 226354 2024-10-09T10:38:55.560572 2023-09-09T12:01:44.160986 text/html text/html 226930 2007-05-16T09:33:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 746041 2007-05-16T09:33:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 851022 2024-10-09T10:39:03.801583 application/epub+zip 853302 2024-10-09T10:38:59.580530 application/epub+zip 149922 2024-10-09T10:38:58.096551 application/epub+zip 1055491 2024-10-09T10:39:06.679520 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1046396 2024-10-09T10:39:02.605609 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239511 2022-09-10T07:41:12.645501 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213669 213644 2024-10-09T10:38:55.027575 2023-09-09T12:01:43.755982 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 213466 2007-05-16T09:33:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 79929 2007-05-16T09:33:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20256 2024-10-09T10:39:06.822481 application/rdf+xml 21038 2024-10-09T10:38:58.658538 image/jpeg 4646 2024-10-09T10:38:58.381538 image/jpeg 835367 2024-10-09T10:38:55.605575 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia