Thursday, 18 February 2016

Every Pilgrim's Story, by John Bunyan saw publication on this day February 18, 1678

English: *Source: Drboisclair 13:17, 8 Februar...
English: *Source: Drboisclair 13:17, 8 February 2007 (UTC), scanned from book in public domain Description: Title page of Pilgrim's Progress Date: 1678 Author: John Bunyan (1628-1688) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Every Pilgrim's Story, by John Bunyan - February 18, 1678
 
The most popular book of the English Christian world, next to the Bible itself saw publication on this day, February 18, 1678.
 It is a story of fantastic creatures and deadly dangers. In his many adventures, the hero battles with a raging dragon, flounders in a bog from which he is unable to extricate himself, and is chained in a castle, hostage to despair.
 
 The story is Pilgrim's Progress, authored by John Bunyan while he lay in prison for preaching without a license and for other offenses against the ... Read More
 
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