Project Gutenberg 2005-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 156 Bates, Arlo 1850 1918 The Puritans Produced by Eric Eldred, ckirschner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Puritans" by Arlo Bates is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The book explores the complex legacy of Puritanism in shaping the ethical and spiritual lives of its characters, particularly focusing on the tensions between tradition and modernity within the context of Boston society. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Mrs. Herman and her cousin Philip Ashe, who represent different responses to their Puritan heritage. As they converse about Puritanism, Philip's ascetic beliefs conflict with Mrs. Herman's more liberated view, setting the stage for a broader exploration of personal and social morality. As Philip navigates a world disrupted by a recent fire at his Clergy House, he finds himself drawn into the experiences and influences of Boston’s ethical culture, marked by a Persian seer’s lecture that challenges his rigid views on spirituality and sin. The opening establishes a foundation for the conflicts and character dynamics that will unfold throughout the story, hinting at themes of temptation, morality, and the clash of ancient creeds with contemporary ideologies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: American Literature 742788 2025-08-04T06:16:51.268889 text/html 742628 2025-01-11T21:16:18.637139 text/html 336375 2025-08-04T06:17:00.473340 application/epub+zip 345975 2025-08-04T06:16:53.266400 application/epub+zip 345974 2025-08-04T06:16:52.077875 application/epub+zip 566665 2025-08-04T06:17:05.854343 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 532721 2025-08-04T06:16:59.634386 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 506041 2022-09-04T10:49:16.504431 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 671055 2025-08-04T06:16:50.655921 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 670884 2012-10-19T22:13:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 670878 2012-10-19T22:14:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18974 2025-08-04T06:17:05.984301 application/rdf+xml 9823 2025-08-04T06:16:52.580869 image/jpeg 2725 2025-08-04T06:16:52.327863 image/jpeg 250849 2012-10-19T22:16:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 250798 2012-10-19T22:16:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 328124 2025-08-04T06:16:51.322913 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