Title: The Pilgrim's Progress
Author: John Bunyan
Book Format: Paperback
Publisher: Zondervan
Date Published: (See church version)
Number of Pages: (See church version)
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Book Description

Bunyan wrote the first part of The Pilgrim's Progress when he was in prison for conducting unauthorised Baptist religious services outside of the Church of England. It was published in 1678; the second part was published in 1684. In Bunyan's hands a pious tract is transformed into a work of imaginative literature whose influence, both indirectly on the English consiousness and directly on the literature that followed, has been immeasurable.

The rich countryman's phrases that Bunyan borrowed or invented have become enshrined in the language, and many of the characters he created to people his imaginary world have won for themselves an independent and unforgettable existence.

In this allegorical tale of "Everyman's" trials and temptations in life, Christian heads for the Celestial City to avoid self-destruction, but along the way confronts the Hill of Difficulty, the Giant Despair, and other obstacles. This enormously influential 17th-century classic is universally known for its simplicity, vigour, and beauty of language, and has become one of the most widely read books in English.