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Thanks are equally due to several scholars who have helped me revise, edit and improve my manuscript a great deal. First and foremost, to Laura Vivanco, “una burgalesa ausente” like myself whose generosity can only be compared to her extensive knowledge of the romance genre and to her superb editing skills. I am also indebted to Farah Mendlesohn, from Staffordshire University (U.K.), who revised an early version of my manuscript, and to Thomas Hamm, from Earlham College, Indiana, because with his expertise in Quaker history he helped me comprehend the complex evolution of Quakers in America and discern the presence of anachronisms in the romances I have studied. I would also like to thank Ruth Bottigheimer, former professor at Stony Brook University who was raised as Quaker, for sharing with me invaluable insights into historical Friends.

To Sue Friday, a Friend from the Berkeley Meeting, California I owe more than I can express. She patiently clarified all my questions concerning Quakerism when I first started reading about the Society of Friends and had little understanding of their beliefs and practices. She also shared with me several articles that have illumined my comprehension of the allure of Quakers in popular culture. And she invited me to a Meeting for Worship which I will never forget.