The Pilgrim's Progress
British novelist, 1628–1688.
The Pilgrim's Progress is a 1678 novel by John Bunyan.
On 3 of the 12 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- John Bunyan
- First published
- 1678
- Length
- 236 pages (UK paperback)
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Religion and faith, Fable, Adventure
Is The Pilgrim's Progress worth reading?
3 of the 12 best-of lists it could have made include it, among them The Great American Read (PBS) and The 100 best novels written in English (The Guardian / Observer).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| The 100 best novels written in English (The Guardian / Observer, 2015) | Listed | See the list |
| The 100 greatest novels of all time (The Observer, 2003) | Listed | See the list |
| The Great American Read (PBS, 2018) | Listed | See the list |
Best edition of The Pilgrim's Progress
The edition we link to is the Brown Chair Books paperback (2020), 236 pages.
- Publisher
- Brown Chair Books (paperback, 2020)
- Pages
- 236
- ISBN
- 9781948481120
How critics and readers rate The Pilgrim's Progress
Critics rate it most highly: it earned 21% of the points available on critics' lists, against 15% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work