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Post by Supremor on Feb 2, 2004 14:22:53 GMT -5
I'm reading the pilgrim's progress, by John Bunyon(17th century methodist(?) preacher). I thought you might want to know about it. It's all set a round a character called Christian who is trying to get to the 'celestial city'(aka heaven). The whole point of the book is that this pilgrim's journey, is really the path of life, and we look at some of the pitfalls, dangers and rewards in it. I will first point out that it is not an easy book to read. The sentence structure is 17th century, and there are many obscure references. I you do pick this one up, then READ the introduction and all of the footnotes. Also, buy a good edition(Penguin makes good ones in Britian), since they will have better intros and more detailed footnotes. However if you do get on to reading it, it's really well written(really poetic and such), and a good read if you want to see where the methodist tradition has grown from. There was also a radio adaptation recently on BBC Radio 4, which you can find at www.bbc.co.uk/radio4. Most important here is that you can listen back on the episodes. There are 3 hour long episodes, which are exceptional, so please have a listen. If anyone else has read it too, then please reply with your comments.
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Post by AuntieSocial on Feb 2, 2004 17:34:47 GMT -5
I read Pilgrim's Progress when I was much younger (oh, like 15 years ago). I don't recall many of the details, but I do remember reading it in the course of a few days. I was absorbed into the story. This wasn't required reading when I was growing up, but many of us (teens in the Methodist church) did read it. The text is now in the public domain. Although I agree with Supremor completely (get a copy with a good introduction and footnotes), I'm providing a link to a free on-line copy ... www.ccel.org/b/bunyan/pilgrims_progress/title.htmlAnd, yes, John Bunyan was a Methodist Minister.
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