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| Author | Edith Philips |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Nonfiction |
| Published | 1932 |
| Publisher | University of Pennsylvania Press |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 235 |
| ISBN | 9781512805888 |
| OCLC | 752459025 |
The Good Quaker in French Legend is a 1932 nonfiction collection of writings by Edith Philips. It discusses French interest in Quakerism and Penn's colony during the eighteenth century.
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