The Young Pilgrim: A Tale Illustrative of "The Pilgrim's Progress"

The Young Pilgrim: A Tale Illustrative of "The Pilgrim's Progress"

It may perhaps be necessary to give a brief explanation of the object of this little work. It has been written as a Childs Companion to the Pilgrims Progress. That invaluable work is frequently put into youthful hands long before the mind can unravel the deep allegory which it contains; and thus its precious lessons are lost, and it is only perused as an amusing tale. I would offer my humble work as a kind of translation, the term which was applied to it by a little boy to whom I was reading it in manuscripta translation of ideas beyond youthful comprehension into the common language of daily life. I would tell the child, through the medium of a simple tale, that Bunyans dream is a solemn reality, that the feet of the young may tread the pilgrims path, and press on to the pilgrims reward. [6] I earnestly wish that I had been able more completely to carry out the object set before me; but difficulties have arisen from the very nature of my work. I have been obliged to make mine a very free translation, full both of imperfections and omissions. This is more especially the case where subjects are treated of in the Pilgrims Progress which concern the deeper experience of the soul. Of fearful inward struggles and temptations, such as befell the author of that work, the gloom and horrors of the Valley of the Shadow of Death, the little ones who early set out on pilgrimage usually know but little. They find the stepping-stones across the Slough of Despond, and are rarely seized by Giant Despair. It would be worse than useless to represent the Christian pilgrimage as more gloomy and painful than children are likely to find it. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 61280
Author: A. L. O. E., 1821-1893
Release Date: Jan 31, 2020
Format: eBook
Language: English