The Pilgrim's Progress

A religious allegory, The Piligrim's Progress was first published in complete form in 1684. The piligrimate is `from this world to that which is to come.' Bunyan dreams of Christian, with a load on his back and in his hand a book that prophesies the destruction of the city where he lives. Christian flees. His wife, Christian, and children would not believe, and refuse to join him. Christian passes through the valley of Humiliation, valley of the Shadow of death, Vanity Fair. the Delectable Mountains and many celestial places. He comes across Mr. Worldly Wiseman, Faithful, Hopeful, Giant Despair and the fiend Apollyon. Meanwhile, Christiana who has a dream, sets out on a piligrimage accompanied by Great Heart and her neighbour Mercy.