Pilgrim's Progress

Author: John Bunyan
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Publish Date: 2002-09-01
Features: This classic work of English literature is hailed as the "most famous allegory in English literature." Seventeenth-century English Puritan John Bunyan was imprisoned for twelve years for his disbelief in the state religion. The Pilgrim's Progress, written as his masterpiece during his imprisonment, has been translated into multiple languages and has been continuously republished worldwide. Its fame is second only to the Bible. The book tells the story of a resilient Christian who embarks on a long and thorny journey in search of eternal life. As the mortal world, filled with danger, temptation, and disaster, is abandoned step by step, the sin-stained soul is awaited in the heavens above. The novel features richly developed characters, fantastical imagination, a realistic storyline, and a sharp yet profound reflection on human weaknesses. Its idealistic passion is deeply moving, thus transcending the limitations of time and religion, and remains radiant even today, more than three hundred years after its publication.