The story of Elizabeth Gurney Fry, from her lively girlhood among the Quaker Gurneys at Earlham near Norwich to her marriage, her London home and her first visits to the women of Newgate prison. Pitman follows her work among the prisoners, her evidence before the House of Commons, her campaign against the gallows and her journeys abroad.
An inspiring Victorian life of one of the great reformers, for readers drawn to faith put into practice. Download the free EPUB.