Pilgrim's Progress (Hodder Classics) (Paperback)

John Bunyan

ISBN 10: 034098015X / ISBN 13: 9780340980156

Published by John Murray Press, London, 2009

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Paperback. Walking through the wilderness of this world I came upon a place where there was a hollow. There I lay down to sleep: and as I slept I dreamed a dream.PILGRIM S PROGRESS tells the story of Christian and his spiritual pilgrimage from the City of Destruction to the Celestial City. On his journey he experiences joy, struggle, temptation and danger during his memorable encounters with such characters as Pliable, Talkative, Giant Despair, Worldly-Wiseman, Evangelist, Apollyon, Faithful, Hopeful and Ignorance. One of the most significant works in the English language, it has encouraged and inspired generations of Christians in their own spiritual journeys.This new edition brings Bunyan s seventeenth-century English up to date and includes all of his Bible references, an introduction and a new foreword. A new edition of the classic allegory of Christian life Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pilgrim's Progress (Hodder Classics) (Paperback)
• Publisher: John Murray Press, London
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 034098015X
• ISBN 13: 9780340980156
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Walking through the wilderness of this world I came upon a place where there was a hollow. There I lay down to sleep: and as I slept I dreamed a dream.

 

Pilgrim's Progress tells the story of Christian and his spiritual pilgrimage from the City of Destruction to the Celestial City. On his journey he experiences joy, struggle, temptation, and danger during his memorable encounters with such characters as Pliable, Talkative, Giant Despair, Worldly-Wiseman, Evangelist, Apollyon, Faithful, Hopeful, and Ignorance. One of the most significant works in the English language, it has encouraged and inspired generations of Christians in their own spiritual journeys.

About the Author

John Bunyan (1628–1688) was a writer and preacher. As a Puritan, he was arrested for preaching without a license and spent 12 years in jail. It was there that Pilgrim's Progress, among other works, was written. Rhona Pipe is the author of The Big Book About Jesus and The Big Book of Bible Facts.