| − | '''''Pilgrim's Progress''''' was published on February 18, 1678, by the Englishman [[John Bunyan]]. This book is a Christian allegory, divided into two parts. The first is about a pilgrim, called Christian, and his journey to the celestial city. The second is about how the other members of his family followed after him on pilgrimage.<ref> The Pilgrim's Progress, by John Bunyan, The Christian Library, 1984. </ref> | + | '''''Pilgrim's Progress''''' was published on February 18, 1678, by the English [[Puritan]] writer [[John Bunyan]]. This book is a Christian allegory, divided into two parts. The first is about a pilgrim, called Christian, and his journey to the celestial city. The second is about how the other members of his family followed after him on pilgrimage.<ref> The Pilgrim's Progress, by John Bunyan, The Christian Library, 1984. </ref> |
| | Virtually every colonial home in New England had a copy of ''Pilgrim's Progress'', and it was a best-seller worldwide. | | Virtually every colonial home in New England had a copy of ''Pilgrim's Progress'', and it was a best-seller worldwide. |