Alfred Webb: The Autobiography of a Quaker Nationalist

Alfred Webb (1834-1908) the son of a radical Quaker printer and publicist, he brought a rare breadth of vision and moral courage to Ireland's campaigns for Home Rule and land reform. His parliamentary career was limited to five unsettling years marred by the bitter split over Parnell's leadership, but Webb played a key administrative role in every major nationalist organization from Butt's Home Government Association to the United Irish League. Webb's wide-ranging radicalism was evident in his e…