John Bunyan - The Pilgrims Progress

John Bunyan | An allegorical novel, written while Bunyan was imprisoned for conducting un-authorized religious services outside the Church of England.The Pilgrim’s Progress from John Bunyan (1629-1688) is a Christian allegory (a story in which people, places and events represent abstract concepts). The Pilgrim’s Progress was published in 1678, but this illustrated edition is from 1987. John Bunyan was an itinerant tinker and a non-comformist who spent many years in prison for refusing to obey injunctions not to preach. He wrote the greater part of Pilgrim’s Progress while in Bedford Gaol. The work was an instant publishing success, running to 11 editions within a decade of its original publication and selling possibly 100,000 copies in its first 15 years. During the later 18th and the 19th centuries it became regarded in Britain as essential family reading, and has been claimed as one of the 10 most published books of all time.The Pilgrim’s Progress tells the story of Christian and his journey from The City of Destruction (representing earth) to the Celestial City (representing heaven). Along the way he meets characters such as Pliable, Obstinate and Hopeful who, as their names suggest, embody particular qualities that may help or hinder a Christian in his or her journey to heaven. The work’s language is permeated by that of the King James Bible, which Bunyan mixes with the colloquial language of his day. With 25 drawnings by George Cruikshank,  from de collection od  Edwin Truman. ISBN: 1853269034 Gebonden - Wordsworth Edition - Ware - Hertfordshire - 1987 - 308 pag. Gebruikte hardcover met stofomslag in zeer goede staat. ENGELSTALIGE EDITIE.