The Annual Monitor For 1856 Or, Obituary Of The Members Of The Society Of Friends In Great Britain And Ireland For The Year 1855

Behind every passing lies a life of courage, conviction and quiet faith. These lives still speak today. The Annual Monitor for 1856 gathers the carefully written memorials of members of the Society of Friends in Great Britain and Ireland whose deaths were recorded in 1855, forming a distinctive Quaker obituary collection and religious biography anthology. Written in the sober, tender style of Victorian memorial records, these notices illuminate Quaker death and faith, daily conduct, suffering, service and steadfast Christian life testimonies across 19th century Great Britain. Each brief sketch invites slow reflection on character, conscience and the texture of everyday discipleship. As a window into Society of Friends history, this volume reveals how Victorian Britain Quakers lived their convictions in family circles, meeting-houses and public life, offering insight valuable to students of nonconformist church records as well as to general readers drawn to quiet spiritual depth. For researchers engaged in Quaker genealogy research and broader family history reference, the precise dates, places and relationships make it an indispensable companion, while collectors of Quaker spiritual classics will recognise its rarity and documentary power. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.