The Pilgrim’s Progress from This World, to That Which Is to Come is a 1678 Christian allegory written by John Bunyan. It is regarded as one of the most significant works of theological fiction in English literature and a progenitor of the narrative aspect of Christian media. It has been translated into more than 200 languages and never been out of print. It appeared in Dutch in 1681, in German in 1703 and in Swedish in 1727. The first North American edition was issued in 1681. It has also been cited as the first novel written in English. According to literary editor Robert McCrum, “there’s no book in English, apart from the Bible, to equal Bunyan’s masterpiece for the range of its readership, or its influence on writers as diverse as C. S. Lewis, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, George Bernard Shaw, William Thackeray, Charlotte Bronte, Mark Twain, John Steinbeck and Enid Blyton. The words on which the hymn “To be a Pilgrim” is based come from the novel.
Bunyan began his work while in the Bedfordshire county prison for violations of the Conventicle Act of 1664, which prohibited the holding of religious services outside the auspices of the established Church of England. Early Bunyan scholars such as John Brown believed The Pilgrim’s Progress was begun in Bunyan’s second, shorter imprisonment for six months in 1675, but more recent scholars such as Roger Sharrock believe that it was begun during Bunyan’s initial, more lengthy imprisonment from 1660 to 1672 right after he had written his spiritual autobiography Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners.
Amazon Customer –
Intense, great read.
Sarabelle84 –
This copy does not have any kind of chapter markings. It makes it difficult to find a stopping point for our daily read aloud.
Hayley Satrom –
Such a fantastic, timeless read
It is food of words great for my stomach mind. –
Little bit of this and that. Understanding how to make right choices.
Grey & Gray (Olson) –
One of the best books for the Christian faith – keep re-reading it
Avjoe –
Book as described! Fast shipping!
John E. Watson –
A book everyone should read
Honest Broker –
This is best edition of PP
O. K, but some 3 to 4 pages print was not proper –
O. K, piligrims progress book
O. K, good
Karl Hausse –
Selbst für Nicht-Christen interessant.
Eine tolle Interpretation des Christentums, sehr einfach gehalten und nicht so “abgehoben” wie moderne Theologie. Ich bin nicht mehr Kirchenmitglied, aber glaube an Gott, und das Buch hat mir auch sehr wichtige Lehren und allgemeingültige moralische Lehren beigebracht, die weniger mit Religion an sich, sondern mehr mit dem Leben als solchem und seinen Schwierigkeiten und allgemeinen Fragen nach Richtig und Falsch zu tun haben.Zum Inhalt will ich nicht mehr sagen, den muss jeder selbst beurteilen. Der Stil Bunyans ist aber einfach grandios. Wirklich schönes Englisch, aber nicht schwierig zu lesen. Alleine die Benennungen der Personen sind zumindest für mich sehr gut gewählt und im echten Leben wiederzufinden, z.B. “Mr. Great-Heart”, “Mr. Faithful”, “Mr. By-Ends”.