The Pilgrim's Progress, In Two Parts: With A Life Of The Author And Bibliographical Notes (1881)

The Pilgrim's Progress is a Christian allegory written by John Bunyan in the 17th century. The book is divided into two parts, each telling the story of a different journey. The first part follows the journey of Christian, a man burdened by his sins, as he travels from the City of Destruction to the Celestial City. Along the way, he faces numerous challenges and temptations, but ultimately finds salvation and eternal life.The second part of the book follows the journey of Christian's wife, Christiana, and their children as they also make their way to the Celestial City. This part of the book explores themes of family, community, and the importance of passing on faith from one generation to the next.In addition to the text of the book, this edition includes a biography of John Bunyan and bibliographical notes on the history and significance of The Pilgrim's Progress. It is a valuable resource for anyone interested in Christian literature, allegory, or the history of religious writing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

John Bunyan was an English Christian writer and preacher who is best known for his allegorical novel The Pilgrim' s Progress, published in 1678. Bunyan' s faith was profoundly influenced by two books owned by his wife: Arthur Dent's Plain Man's Pathway to Heaven and Lewis Bayly's Practice of Piety, and he turned to preaching following the death of his guide and mentor, John Gifford. The restoration of the monarchy of Charles II of England marked England' s return to Anglicanism, and Bunyan' s freedom to preach was curtailed. He was arrested numerous times for preaching without a licence, and was finally imprisoned for the offence in November 1660. Bunyan was released from prison in January 1672 and resumed preaching (as permitted under the Declaration of Religious Indulgence) until his death in 1688.