Gurney, Joseph John 1788-1847

Overview

Works:	483 works in 1,461 publications in 5 languages and 10,795 library holdings
Genres:	Controversial literature Biographies History Apologetic writings Poetry Personal correspondence Criticism, interpretation, etc Anecdotes
Roles:	Author, Former owner, Translator, Other
Classifications:	BX7795.G85, 922.8642

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Most widely held works about Joseph John Gurney

Memoirs of Joseph John Gurney : with selections from his journal and correspondence by Joseph John Gurney( Book )
Familiar letters to Henry Clay of Kentucky : describing a winter in the West Indies by Joseph John Gurney( )
Joseph John Gurney: banker, reformer, and Quaker by David E Swift( Book )
A winter in the West Indies : described in familiar letters to Henry Clay of Kentucky by Joseph John Gurney( Book )
An address from Rhode Island Quarterly Meeting of Friends : to the members of that religious society within the limits of New-England Yearly Meeting and elsewhere by New England Yearly Meeting of Friends( )

An earnest expostulation with those professed members of the Society of Friends in New England : who have adopted or become responsible for the unsound doctrines promulgated by the late Joseph John Gurney by New England Yearly Meeting of Friends (Conservative : 1845-1945)( )
The Gurneys of Earlham by Augustus J. C Hare( Book )
A memorial of Joseph John Gurney by Bernard Barton( )
A narrative and exposition of the late proceedings of New England yearly meeting by John Wilbur( )
Some authentic extracts, with a few deductions and observations in relation to the state of the Society of Friends by Morris Cope( )
Brief memoir of Joseph John Gurney, esq. by John Alexander( Book )
Memoirs of Mrs. Elizabeth Fry. Including a history of her labors in promoting the reformation of female prisoners and the improvement of British seamen by Thomas Timpson( )
Memoirs of Joseph John Gurney : with selections form his journal and correspondence by Joseph John Gurney( Book )
A Brief memoir of the late Joseph John Gurney, of Norwich, England( Book )
The separation after a century by Elbert Russell( Book )
An examination of the memoirs and writings of Joseph John Gurney by W Hodgson( Book )
The Gurneys of Earlham by Augustus J. C Hare( Book )
Banked on biblical authority : the role of Joseph John Gurney in American evangelical Quakerism by Jamie R Johnson( )
A review of a pamphlet, entitled, "A defence of the Religious Society of Friends : who constitute the Yearly Meeting of Baltimore, against certain charges circulated by Joseph John Gurney." by Hugh Balderston( )
Epistle to Joseph John Gurney on the Society of Friends by Benjamin Hornor Coates( Book )

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Most widely held works by Joseph John Gurney

Observations on the distinguishing views and practices of the Society of Friends by Joseph John Gurney( )

56 editions published between 1834 and 2018 in English and German and held by 692 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A winter in the West Indies : described in familiar letters to Henry Clay of Kentucky by Joseph John Gurney( )

45 editions published between 1840 and 2015 in English and held by 600 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Notes on a visit made to some of the prisons in Scotland and the north of England : in company with Elizabeth Fry : with some general observations on the subject of prison discipline by Joseph John Gurney( )

35 editions published between 1819 and 2016 in English and Spanish and held by 505 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A journey in North America : described in familiar letters to Amelia Opie by Joseph John Gurney( Book )

32 editions published between 1841 and 1973 in English and Undetermined and held by 501 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Notes on a visit made to some of the prisons in Scotland and the north of England, in company with Elizabeth Fry : with some general observations on the subject of prison discipline by Joseph John Gurney( )

20 editions published between 1819 and 2013 in English and held by 462 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Elizabeth Fry was John Gurney's sister. Together, the pair visited 33 prisons in August and September 1818, including those in York, Liverool, Manchester, Newcastle, Dundee, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, and Glascow, with general remarks following the specific commentary on each jail. Shows the conditions under which prisoners were confined before being transported to New South Wales or Van Diemen's Land. Samuel Marsden is mentioned. An important record of Fry's lifelong concern with the incarcerated

Substance of a speech delivered at a public meeting of the inhabitants of the city and county of Norwich on the subject of British colonial slavery by Joseph John Gurney( )

12 editions published between 1824 and 2005 in English and held by 390 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Observations on the religious peculiarities of the Society of Friends by Joseph John GURNEY( Book )

38 editions published between 1821 and 2012 in English and German and held by 380 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Substance of a speech delivered by John Joseph Gurney, Esq., at a public meeting of the inhabitants of Norwich, on the 28th January, 1824, on the subject of British colonial slavery by Joseph John Gurney( )

10 editions published between 1824 and 2005 in English and held by 289 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Essays on the evidences, doctrines, and practical operation, of Christianity by J. J Gurney( Book )

36 editions published between 1825 and 2012 in English and held by 234 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A letter to the followers of Elias Hicks, in the city of Baltimore and its vicinity by Joseph John Gurney( )

12 editions published between 1839 and 2011 in English and held by 201 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Memoirs of Joseph John Gurney : with selections from his journal and correspondence by Joseph John Gurney( Book )

24 editions published between 1854 and 1902 in English and held by 199 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Familiar letters to Henry Clay of Kentucky : describing a winter in the West Indies by Joseph John Gurney( Book )

8 editions published between 1840 and 1972 in English and held by 196 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A visit to some of the Leeward islands and Cuba, with a more extended description of Jamaica

Essay on the habitual exercise of love to God : considered as a preparation for heaven by Joseph John Gurney( Book )

38 editions published between 1830 and 2016 in English and held by 144 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Thoughts on habit and discipline by Joseph John Gurney( Book )

32 editions published between 1841 and 2019 in 3 languages and held by 142 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Report addressed to the Marquess Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, by Elizabeth Fry and Joseph John Gurney, respecting their late visit to that country by Elizabeth Gurney Fry( )

8 editions published between 1827 and 2001 in English and held by 140 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A letter to a friend on the authority, purpose, and effects, of Christianity : and especially on the doctrine of redemption by Joseph John Gurney( Book )

42 editions published between 1799 and 1841 in English and held by 134 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Puseyism traced to its root : in a view of the papal and hierarchical system, as compared with the religion of the New Testament by Joseph John Gurney( )

7 editions published between 1845 and 1990 in English and held by 132 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A synopsis of John Wilbur's defence, and editorial remarks on the controversy in New England : Taken from the British Friend. To which is added, a letter from Joseph John Gurney, with remarks thereon. Extracted from the columns of the same paper( )

2 editions published in 1846 in English and held by 121 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Brief remarks on the history, authority, and use of the Sabbath by Joseph John Gurney( Book )

17 editions published between 1831 and 2010 in English and Greek, Modern and held by 115 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Hints on the portable evidence of Christianity by Joseph John Gurney( Book )

15 editions published between 1832 and 1868 in English and held by 114 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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