Friendly Persuasion (novel)
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Friendly Persuasion (novel) is a 1945 book by Jessamyn West that portrays the lives, faith, and moral dilemmas of a Quaker family in Indiana during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Friendly Persuasion (novel) canonical | 6 |
| Friendly Persuasion | 2 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptedTo | film ⓘ |
| author | Jessamyn West ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
conflict between pacifism and military service
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effects of the American Civil War on civilians ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | book ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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religious fiction ⓘ war fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Friendly Persuasion (1956 film) ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Eliza Birdwell
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Jess Birdwell ⓘ their children ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Religious Society of Friends
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surface form:
Society of Friends (Quakers)
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| hasTitle | Friendly Persuasion ⓘ |
| literaryForm | short story cycle ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Religious Society of Friends
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surface form:
Quaker faith
family life ⓘ moral dilemmas of war ⓘ pacifism ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Quaker family in Indiana ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Harcourt Brace & World
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surface form:
Harcourt, Brace and Company
|
| setInPeriod | American Civil War ⓘ |
| setInPlace | Indiana ⓘ |
| timeSpanOfNarrative | American Civil War era ⓘ |
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