Account of the Travels, Sufferings and Persecutions of Barbara Blaugdon

Account of the travelings, Sufferings and Persecutions of Barbara Blaugdone The title of Barbara Blaugdones memoir is An Account of the Travels, Sufferings and Persecutions of Barbara Blaugdone, with travels highlighted by its vast size. Indeed, when reading the book the reader is perhaps most struck by Blaugdones excessive, nearly constant travel habits. It may even be argued that at its heart the book is a travel narrative and non a memoir or even a apparitional account. She traipses just about the seas around the British Islea, not only in England but alike venturing to Ireland to proselytize and preach to those yet untouched by the Quaker message. Travel was an important part of Quaker life. As a fledgling religious movement focused on the importance of introspective faith and a personal relationship with God, many Friends took it upon themselves to spread the word world-wide. Furthermore, as a group looked down upon and disliked by the rest of English society, Quakers were inured to have a predisposition towards independence and adventure that serve...