The Pilgrim's progress
From this world to that which is to come and
by John Bunyan
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"John Bunyan is most famous for writing The Pilgrim's Progress, and its later published sequel. Bunyan was imprisoned for his faith for nearly 12 years when he declared to his prosecutors, "If you release me today, I will preach tomorrow." It was during this time in prison when Bunyan penned his allegory of the trials and sufferings of The Pilgrim. ... "Delivered under the similtude of a dream," Bunyan's allegory captures the hearts and minds of readers with Bunyan's depth of understanding and scriptural knowledge, as well as his subtle comedy and witticisms. This edition contains both parts of Bunyan's tale, including all of the original scripture references in an easy-to-read format."--Page 4 of cover.
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Bunyan's allegory uses the everyday world of common experience as a metaphor for the spiritual journey of the soul toward God. The hero, Christian, encounters many obstacles in his quest: the Valley of the Shadow of Death, Vanity Fair, Doubting Castle, the Wicket Gate, as well as those who tempt him from his path (e.g., Talkative, Mr. Worldly Wiseman, the Giant Despair). But in the end he reaches Beulah Land, where he awaits the crossing of the river of death and his entry into the heavenly city. "Pilgrim's Progress" was enormously influential not only as a best-selling inspirational tract in the late 17th century, but as an ancestor of the 18th-century English novel, and many of its themes and ideas have entered permanently into Western culture.
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