# Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson

An audiobook by Mary White Rowlandson, read by LibriVox volunteers (1 h 52 min, English).

This is the story of Mary Rowlandson’s capture by American Indians in 1675. It is a blunt, frightening, and detailed work with several moments of off-color humor. Mary, the wife of a minister, was captured by Natives during King Philip's War while living in a Lancaster town, most of which was decimated, and the people murdered. See through her eyes, which depict Indians as the instruments of Satan. Her accounts were a best-seller of the era, and a seminal work, being one of the first captivity narratives ever published by a woman. Without works such as hers, there would likely not be many modern works inspired by similar themes, such as The Searchers, starring John Wayne.(Summary by Matthew Scott Surprenant)

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## Chapters

1. 01 - part 1 (30:40): https://archive.org/download/captivity_restoration_rowlandson_0912_librivox/captivity_01_rowlandson_64kb.mp3
2. 02 - part 2 (38:47): https://archive.org/download/captivity_restoration_rowlandson_0912_librivox/captivity_02_rowlandson_64kb.mp3
3. 03 - part 3 (42:44): https://archive.org/download/captivity_restoration_rowlandson_0912_librivox/captivity_03_rowlandson_64kb.mp3