Caleb Field opens as a historical novel of Puritan conscience, setting the quiet heroism of Presbyterians and Nonconformists against the glittering world of Cavaliers and the violent religious politics of seventeenth-century England. In the wake of the Restoration, hopes for peace under Charles II collapse with the Act of Uniformity and later the Five-Mile Act, driving out faithful ministers who choose poverty, reproach, and exile rather than betray their convictions. The story honors their gentleness, charity, and refusal to resist by force, presenting endurance itself as a form of chivalry. Against this backdrop, the narrative moves to a secluded Cumberland valley where Caleb Field, an expelled Puritan minister, lives in austere peace with his grave, devout daughter Edith. Their tender reunion gives way to a painful revelation: Caleb must return to plague-ravaged London to preach among the dying, while Edith steels herself to support his calling. As ministers and elders debate how to answer the epidemic, the book widens into a portrait of public fear, spiritual duty, and Christian unity. Edith's quiet charity, the poor's suffering, and the ministers' tireless labors deepen the novel's themes of sacrifice, faith, and mercy amid national crisis. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.