Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson

Mary White Rowlandson 1682

Mary Rowlandson recounts her captivity among Native Americans during King Philip’s War in 1676 and her eventual release after nearly three months. Interweaving accounts of hardship, displacement, and survival with biblical reflection, the work became a foundational example of the American captivity narrative and an important document of Puritan colonial life.

74 pages 1h 26m reading time