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''The Pilgrim's Progress'' (full title: ''The Pilgrim's Progress From This World, To That Which Is to Come: Delivered under the Similtude of a Dream, Wherein is Discovered, the manner of his setting out, His Dangerous Journey, and safe arrival at the Desired Country'') is an allegorical work by John Bunyan, first published in 1678. It was written during Mr. Bunyan's terms in prison for holding worship services outside the auspices of the official Church of England.▼
| original title = The Pilgrim's Progress From This World, To That Which Is to Come: Delivered under the Similitude of a Dream, Wherein is Discovered, the manner of his setting out, His Dangerous Journey, and safe arrival at the Desired Country
| image = Illustratie van Harold Copping Pelgrimsreis2.jpg
| caption = The oneiric journey of a Christian everyman towards getting the reward of Heaven.
| author = John Bunyan
| central theme = The promotion of good Christian values
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| genre = Allegory
| publication date = 1678
| source page exists =
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▲'''''The Pilgrim's Progress''''' (full title: ''The Pilgrim's Progress From This World, To That Which Is to Come: Delivered under the
The story is in two parts (originally published separately) and concerns the journey of an everyman named Christian (and, later, his wife and family in the second part) from the City of Destruction (this world) to the Celestial City (the world which is to come, Heaven.) The journey is fraught with dangers, and there are many temptations to leave the straight and narrow road. Christian meets good friends and deadly enemies on the path. Though he makes mistakes along the way that nearly result in his destruction, Christian is forgiven when he returns to the true road, and eventually is allowed to enter the Celestial City.
At one time, this book was nearly ubiquitous in the houses of British and American Protestants. Many nineteenth-century literary works refer to it, including ''[[Little Women]]'' and ''[[Villette]]''. It provides the origin for the term "muckraker" for a [[Intrepid Reporter|certain type of journalism]] and supplied William Makepeace Thackeray with the title for his novel ''[[Vanity Fair]]''.
This work is in the public domain, and can be read [https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Pilgrim%27s_Progress at Wikisource] or [http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/131 at Project Gutenberg].
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