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The Pilgrim's Progress
By (Author) John Bunyan
Introduction by Roger Lundin
Afterword by Fay Weldon
Penguin Putnam Inc
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7th July 2009
United States
General
Fiction
Religious and spiritual fiction
FIC
Paperback
336
Width 106mm, Height 168mm, Spine 22mm
193g
It is a masterpiece of religious allegory transformed into intense drama, its style unsurpassed, its characters superbly individualized, indelibly alive, and as memorable as the landmarks on Christian's perilous journey toward salvation.
Stands alonethe work of a great creative writer.
F.R. Leavis
John Bunyan was born in 1628. In 1644 he was caught up in the Civil War and drafted into the Parliamentary army. Four years later he entered a period of intense spiritual struggle (chronicled in Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners), after which he emerged a new man. He joined a Nonconformist church and began to preach. Bunyan spent many years in prison because of his faith and during this time began writing The Pilgrim's Progress. The first part was published in 1678 and the second part, together with the whole work, was published in 1684. Bunyan died in 1688.