The Pilgrim's Progress

The Pilgrim¿s Progress (1678) is a Christian allegory by English writer and Puritan preacher John Bunyan. Begun during Bunyan¿s twelve-year imprisonment for refusing to abide by English laws forbidding nonconformist evangelism, The Pilgrim¿s Progress is his most famous work as well as one of the most republished works in English literary history. Often cited as the first English novel, The Pilgrim¿s Progress is told as a dream sequence from the point of view of an omniscient narrator.

In the first book of The Pilgrim¿s Progress, a man named Christian has a crisis of faith that forces him to reconcile with his sinful past and encourages him to seek salvation by any means necessary. Unsure at first, he is guided by the figure Evangelist, who directs him along the path to the Wicket Gate and instructs him to follow the shining light. On his journey, Christian meets numerous figures, including Pliable, who follows him into the Slough of Despond before f