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Puritanism - Puritan Literature

The Puritans were radical Protestants, a group that developed after the Reformation.
American Puritan Literature
American Puritan writers helped to transform and glorify religion and God in their writings, but they also reflected the needs and desires of the reading public. Read from the famous American Puritans: Roger Williams, Anne Hutchinson, Mary Rowlandson, William Bradford, and others. Discover Puritan literature in the New World.
A History of English Literature
Read "A History of English Literature," by Robert Huntington Fletcher.
A Student's History of American Literature
Read "A Student's History of American Literature," by by Edward Simonds.

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