| − | '''''Pilgrim's Progress''''' was published on February 18, 1678, by the English [[Puritan]] writer [[John Bunyan]] (1628-1688). 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>John Bunyan, ''The Pilgrim's Progress,'' The Christian Library edition, 1984. </ref> | + | '''''Pilgrim's Progress''''' was published on February 18, 1678, by the English [[Puritan]] writer [[John Bunyan]] (1628-1688). 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>John Bunyan, ''The Pilgrim's Progress,'' The Christian Library edition, 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. |