The narrative of the captivity and restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson : first printed in 1682 at Cambridge, Massachusetts & London, England, whereunto are annexed a map of her removes & biographical & historical notes

In February 1676, during King Philip’s War, the frontier village of Lancaster, Massachusetts, was attacked by a party of Nipmuck Indians and completely destroyed. As relief from Concord approached, the attackers withdrew, taking with them 24 captives, including Mrs. Mary Rowlandson and her three children. For almost three months the little family was forced to live with their captors and endure exposure to a New England winter.The youngest child, who had been injured during the attack, failed to survive. Eventually ransom was paid and the family released. Mrs. Rowlandson’s account of her experience was published in 1682. It became a"best-seller" of its day and created a new literary genre, the captivity narrative. Such accounts were in part responsible for the mistrust and hatred of the Indians that plagued the country for centuries. It is also the first publication in English by a woman in the New World. Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson 1 The First Remove 6 The Second Remove 7 The Third Remove 8 The Fourth Remove 13 The Fifth Remove 15 The Sixth Remove 17 The Seventh Remove 18 The Ninth Remove 22 The Tenth Remove 24 The Eleventh Remove 25 The Twelfth Remove 26 The Thirteenth Remove 28 The Fourteenth Remove 33 The Fifteenth Remove 34 The Sixteenth Removal 35 The Seventeenth Remove 36 The Eighteenth Remove 37 The Nineteenth Remove 38 The Twentieth Remove 43 An accounting of the capture of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson and her three children in the frontier village of Lancaster, Massachusetts, in February 1676 by a party of Nipmuck Indians. It became a "best-seller" in its day and created a new literary genre -- the captivity narrative -- and was also the first prose publication by a woman in the New World Presents the narrative of Mary Rowlandson who, along with several others, were taken captive by Indians in 1675, and describes the ordeal she endured while being held prisoner Xijiaoyesou Zhuan ; [tao Zongyi Bian ; Tao Ting Chong Ji] Block Print. On Double Leaves, Oriental Style, In Case. With: Other 15 Titles. 西郊野叟撰 ; [陶宗儀編 ; 陶珽重輯]