Books with title Commentary on John Bunyan's the Pilgrim's Progress

The notes of Rev. Robert Maguire were compiled from the footnotes of John Bunyan's "The Pilgrim's Progress," an edition published by Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c. 1863. This companion volume includes a short introduction to each chapter which is followed by notes, comments and symbolic meanings. All remarks are maintained in the same chapter and order they originally appeared. Explanations of names and events add depth and richness for any reader of John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress.

Time would fail and space forbids us to expatiate on the beauties of the book. The more we study it, the more do we feel how much it deserves its matchless popularity; and the more cordially do we recommend it to the careful perusal of our readers. Our desire and prayer is, that some of them may be influenced by Bunyan’s pleasant companionship and wise guidance to commence, or, if they have commenced already, to persevere in and complete the pilgrimage which he so graphically describes.

Next to the Bible, the book I value most is John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress. --Charles SpurgeonOne of the most powerful dramas of Christian faith ever written, this captivating allegory of man's religious journey in search of salvation follows the pilgrim as he travels an obstacle-filled road to the Celestial City. Along the way, he is confronted by monsters and spiritual terrors, among them Worldly Wiseman, Giant Despair, and the demons of the Valley of the Shadow of Death. An enormously influential 17th-century classic, that continues to be universally known for its simplicity, vigor, and beauty of language:"I seek a place that can never be destroyed, one that is pure, and that fadeth not away, and it is laid up in heaven, and safe there, to be given, at the time appointed, to them that seek it with all their heart. Read it so, if you will, in my book."

The entire book is presented as a dream sequence narrated by an omniscient narrator. The allegory's protagonist, Christian, is an everyman character, and the plot centres on his journey from his hometown, the "City of Destruction" ("this world"), to the "Celestial City" ("that which is to come": Heaven) atop Mount Zion. Christian is weighed down by a great burden—the knowledge of his sin—which he believed came from his reading "the book in his hand" (the Bible).

The annotations of Rev. Robert Maguire were compiled from the footnotes of John Bunyan's The Holy War, an edition published by Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c. 1863. This companion volume includes a short outline of each chapter which is followed by notes, comments and symbolic meanings. All remarks are maintained in the same chapter and order they originally appeared. Explanations of names and events add depth and richness for any reader of John Bunyan's The Holy War.

"Is it true that the city of Hamartia is to be burned up by the Gehenna guard, and that everything will be destroyed?""Quite true," came the old man's reply. "The only hope for the people of Hamartia is that they leave the city and the planet immediately. You have been deceived. You must escape if you value your life."After hacking into the government's computer network, Pilgrim had uncovered the shocking truth concerning the future of his city. Now his only hope was to escape from the totalitarian regime by fleeing the planet and heading for the mysterious Star System Celeste.