Project Gutenberg 2012-04-14 Public domain in the USA. 1977 Bunyan, John 1628 1688 Bunyan, Johann Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman 1843 1930 Hurlbut, J. L. (Jesse Lyman) Hurlbott, Jesse Lyman 10009741 The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan Every Child Can Read Produced by Julia Neufeld and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Pilgrim's Progress" by John Bunyan is a religious allegory written in the late 17th century. The narrative chronicles the journey of a character named Christian as he seeks salvation and navigates the challenges of life, symbolized by his passage from the City of Destruction to the Celestial City. This work serves as a discourse on the Christian faith, presenting themes such as redemption, perseverance, and the struggle against sin. The opening of the story introduces us to Christian, who is depicted as a man in turmoil, burdened by the weight of sin and the fear of impending judgment. As he reads a book, presumably the Bible, he becomes increasingly distressed about his fate and confides in his family, who largely regard his concerns with disbelief. As Christian sets out on his pilgrimage, he encounters a character named Evangelist, who guides him towards the wicket gate, marking the beginning of his journey to seek salvation. This portion effectively sets the stage for Christian's struggles and the allegorical nature of his quest as he faces various temptations and obstacles along his path. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Christian life -- Juvenile literature Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Juvenile literature PR PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature Category: Religion/Spirituality 652587 2025-06-16T06:24:24.670284 text/html 659669 2012-04-14T14:27:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 876901 2012-04-14T14:27:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1006109 2025-06-16T06:24:40.283277 application/epub+zip 1015835 2025-06-16T06:24:30.028275 application/epub+zip 310720 2025-06-16T06:24:27.885260 application/epub+zip 1355997 2025-06-16T06:24:46.625222 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1346700 2025-06-16T06:24:38.350204 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 615418 2022-09-18T06:11:29.548696 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 556448 2025-06-16T06:24:22.724282 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 556255 2012-04-14T14:27:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 203059 2012-04-14T14:27:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 556245 2012-04-14T14:27:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 203020 2012-04-14T14:27:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21915 2025-06-16T06:24:46.800172 application/rdf+xml 23895 2025-06-16T06:24:28.510256 image/jpeg 4800 2025-06-16T06:24:28.203261 image/jpeg 976985 2025-06-16T06:24:24.758299 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia