Saturday 1 February 2014

Book review: Pilgrims progress



In every way, this book deserves to be our very first book review, before I start singing its praises, let me first give a quick background history

"The Pilgrim's progress is a Christian allegory written by John Bunyan and published in February, 1678. It is regarded as one of the most significant works of religious English literature, has been translated into more than 200 languages, and has never been out of print." He wrote this book while he was in jail for preaching without a licence from the government and he spent 12 years in jail for the crime of refusing to stop preaching.

"At one time, The Pilgrim's Progress was considered the most widely read and translated book in the English language apart from the Bible."


So lets get this straight, the book has been available for 335 years. If you are an inquisitive person just like myself, you would want to find out what is in this book that has reached across thousands if not millions of people from over 3 centuries. I have this book and I have read it twice, it is just as moving, convicting and captivating each time. I doubt if thereis a real Christian out there that cant relate to the story. It is a definitely a must read for everyone

Warning!
If you plan to buy the book make sure its a current edition, and not the one with victorian english, except you studied literature and can understand it well. its also quite had to find in nigeria so if you really want it and cant find it, leave a comnent below

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