Project Gutenberg 2005-09-04 Public domain in the USA. 151 Perkins, Lucy Fitch 1865 1937 Fitch, Lucy The Puritan Twins Produced by Alicia Williams, Lesley Halamek and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Puritan Twins" by Lucy Fitch Perkins is a historical fiction novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around twelve-year-old twins, Daniel and Nancy Pepperell, who live with their Puritan mother in a log cabin in New England during the year 1638. As they navigate the challenges of frontier life, including tasks like clam digging and the dangers posed by wildlife and native tribes, the twins’ adventures also reflect the strict moral and religious values of their Puritan upbringing. At the start of the story, Goodwife Pepperell anxiously searches for her children, fearing they may have wandered too far into the woods. After finding them, she instructs the twins on their chores, highlighting the responsibilities expected of them. Their playful antics, such as drawing mischievous pictures in the sand and their subsequent trouble with the tide, lead to a dramatic rescue by Captain Sanders, who brings them back home just in time for a storm. The narrative sets the stage for their family dynamics, the principles of Puritan life, and the excitement of childhood adventure in a challenging environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Twins -- Juvenile fiction Puritans -- Juvenile fiction Massachusetts -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Juvenile fiction Frontier and pioneer life -- Massachusetts -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Book Series Category: Historical Novels Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: American Literature 202439 2025-08-07T08:03:41.389942 text/html 195918 2020-12-12T11:56:15 text/html 712864 2025-08-07T08:03:48.388941 application/epub+zip 715171 2025-08-07T08:03:43.672955 application/epub+zip 95840 2025-08-07T08:03:41.780951 application/epub+zip 1489488 2025-08-07T08:03:50.996947 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1467991 2025-08-07T08:03:46.384957 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 167029 2022-09-08T06:41:43.779939 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 166161 2025-08-07T08:03:40.865953 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 166069 2020-12-12T11:56:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19578 2025-08-07T08:03:51.129897 application/rdf+xml 17348 2025-08-07T08:03:41.849938 image/jpeg 2966 2025-08-07T08:03:41.816946 image/jpeg 731951 2020-12-12T11:56:15 application/octet-stream application/zip 63860 2020-12-12T11:56:15 application/octet-stream application/zip 730244 2025-08-07T08:03:41.491978 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia