PILGRIM’S PROGRESS – CONTENTS – John Bunyan
Author’s Apology for his Book
PART I.
THE FIRST STAGE. –
- Christian’s deplorable condition
- Evangelist directs him
- Obstinate and Pliable
- Slough of Despond
- Worldly Wiseman
- Mount Sinai
- Conversation with Evangelist
THE SECOND STAGE. –
- The Gate
- conversation with Good-Will
- the Interpreter’s House
- Christian entertained
- the sights there shown him
THE THIRD STAGE. –
- Loses his burden at the Cross
- Simple, Sloth, Presumption, Formalist, Hypocrisy
- hill Difficulty
- the Arbor
- misses his roll
- the palace Beautiful
- the lions
- talk with Discretion, Piety, Prudence, and Charity
- wonders shown to Christian
- he is armed
THE FOURTH STAGE. –
- Valley of Humiliation
- conflict with Apollyon
- Valley of the Shadow of Death
- Giants Pope and Pagan
THE FIFTH STAGE. –
- Discourse with Faithful
- Talkative and Faithful
- Talkative’s character
THE SIXTH STAGE. –
- Evangelist overtakes Christian and Faithful
- Vanity Fair
- the Pilgrims brought to trial
- Faithful’s martyrdom
THE SEVENTH STAGE. –
- Christian and Hopeful
- By-ends and his companions
- plain of Ease
- Lucre-hill
- Demas
- the River of Life
- Vain- Confidence
- Giant Despair
- the Pilgrims beaten
- the Dungeon
- the Key of Promise
THE EIGHTH STAGE. –
- The Delectable Mountains
- entertained by the Shepherds
- a by-way to Hell
THE NINTH STAGE. –
- Christian and Hopeful meet Ignorance
- Turn-away
- Little-Faith
- the Flatterer
- the net
- chastised by a Shining One
- Atheist
- Enchanted Ground
- Hopeful’s account of his conversion
- discourse of Christian and Ignorance
THE TENTH STAGE. –
- Talk of Christian and Hopeful
- Temporary
- the backslider
- the land of Beulah
- Christian and Hopeful pass the River
- welcome to the Celestial city
Conclusion of Part First
PART II.
Author’s Apology for the Second Part
Pilgrimage of Christiana and her children
THE FIRST STAGE. –
- Christiana and Mercy
- Slough of Despond
- knocking at the gate
- the Dog
- talk between the Pilgrims
THE SECOND STAGE. –
- The Devil’s garden
- two ill-favored ones assault them
- the Reliever
- entertainment at the Interpreter’s house
- the Significant Rooms
- Christiana and Mercy’s experience
THE THIRD STAGE. –
- Accompanied by Great-Heart
- the Cross
- justified by Christ
- Sloth and his companions hung
- the hill Difficulty
- the Arbor
THE FOURTH STAGE. –
- The Lions
- Giant Grim slain by Great- Heart
- the Pilgrims entertained
- the children catechized by Prudence
- Mr. Brisk
- Matthew sick
- the remedy
- sights shown the Pilgrims
THE FIFTH STAGE. –
- Valley of Humiliation
- Valley of the Shadow of Death
- Giant Maul slain
THE SIXTH STAGE. –
- Discourse with Old Honest
- character and history of Mr. Fearing
- Mr. Self-will and some professors
- Gaius’ house
- conversation
- the supper
- Old Honest and Great-Heart’s riddles and discourse
- Giant Slay-good killed
- Mr. Feeble-mind’s history
- Mr. Ready-to-halt
- Vanity Fair
- Mr. Mnason’s house
- cheering entertainment and converse
- a Monster
THE SEVENTH STAGE. –
- Hill Lucre
- River of Life
- Giant Despair killed
- the Delectable Mountains
- entertainment by the Shepherds
THE EIGHTH STAGE. –
- Valiant-for-Truth’s-Victory
- his talk with Great- Heart
- the Enchanted Ground
- Heedless and Too- bold
- Mr. Stand-fast
- Madam Bubble’s temptations
- the land of Beulah
- Christiana summoned
- her parting addresses
- she passes the River
- she is followed by Ready- to-halt, Feeble- mind, Despondency and his daughter, Honest, Valiant, Steadfast
Author’s Farewell