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ISBN 978-1-4412-3328-8

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CONTENTS

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Preface

Memoir of John Bunyan

Author’s Apology For His Book

The Pilgrim’s Progress in the Similitude of a Dream

The Author’s Way of Sending Forth His Second Part of the Pilgrim

The Pilgrim’s Progress in the Similitude of a Dream: The Second Part

Notes

Back Cover

PREFACE

In the preparation of this, the Puritan Edition of Pilgrim’s Progress, special attention has been paid to revision of the text, and great pains taken to restore this as nearly as possible to the text which had received Bunyan’s own latest corrections and additions. It is well known that in the second and third editions, Bunyan made large additions to the allegory and many important corrections. For example, Worldly Wiseman first makes his appearance in the second edition, published in 1678, the year already made famous by the publication of the first edition. In the third edition, issued in 1679, Bunyan added the characteristic portrait of Mr. By-ends. During Bunyan’s life-time, eleven editions of the great book were published, the last appearing in 1688, the year of his death.

The edition now presented to readers of every class contains the text of the Pilgrim’s Progress as it stood when Bunyan’s death removed all possibility of further authoritative revision. The proofs have been very carefully compared with copies of the first, second, third, and eleventh editions in the library of the British Museum. The eleventh, which is one of the rarest in the whole series, appeared in the year when Bunyan died. It doubtless contains its latest corrections. It was also much more fully illustrated than any previous issue. There are often important differences between the text of the third and of the eleventh editions. In all these cases the text printed here is that of the eleventh.

In the original edition Scripture references were printed in the margin. But these are often inaccurate. In later days these have been much revised, altered, and enlarged. No attempt has been made in this edition to reproduce these references.

The second part has for this reprint been carefully collated with the second edition, published in 1686. This was the last edition of that part issued in Bunyan’s life-time, and doubtless contains his own latest corrections.

This edition, therefore, may confidently claim to be as accurate as the very best editions in print, ...