The Pilgrim's Progress

Name: The Pilgrim's Progress
Author: John Bunyan

John Bunyan (1628–1688) was an English tinker turned Puritan preacher in Bedford. Largely self-educated, he was imprisoned for twelve years for preaching without a license, and it was in prison that he began The Pilgrim's Progress, published in 1678. His allegory, his spiritual autobiography Grace Abounding, and works such as The Holy War have made him one of the most read Christian authors in the world.

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First published: 1678
Categories: Christian Literature, Holiness, Salvation & the Gospel
Length: 58k words · about 4 hours
Chapters: 20
Modernized version: In the reader: the Original, the Modernized text in present-day English, or both side by side. On average, the Modernized text keeps about 83% of the original wording.
Narration: 🎧 Volunteer Readers

About this book

John Bunyan's allegory follows Christian, a burdened pilgrim who flees the City of Destruction and journeys toward the Celestial City. Along the way he passes the Slough of Despond and Vanity Fair, helped and hindered by the people he meets. First published in 1678, it remains the most famous Christian allegory ever written and has never been out of print.