One of the best-selling books of all time, The Pilgrim's Progress holds a unique place in the history of English literature. Bunyan captures the speech of ordinary people as accurately as he depicts their behavior and appearance and as firmly as he realizes their inner emotional and spiritual life.
Recounting the journey of Christian from this world to the next, The Pilgrim's Progress is a classic work of spirituality. Bunyan's hugely inventive and imaginative allegory takes the form of a dream in which Christian makes his way to the Celestial City. Written while Bunyan was in prison for his beliefs, this work has a directness and an urgency ...more
Recounting the journey of Christian from this world to the next, The Pilgrim's Progress is a classic work of spirituality. Bunyan's hugely inventive and imaginative allegory takes the form of a dream in which Christian makes his way to the Celestial City. Written while Bunyan was in prison for his beliefs, this work has a directness and an urgency ...more
The Pilgrim's Progress has inspired readers for over three centuries. It is one of the best-loved and most widely read books in English literature and is a classic of the heroic Puritan tradition and a founding text in the development of the English novel. The story of Christian, whose pilgrimage takes him through the Slough of Despond, Vanity Fair...more