Project Gutenberg 2009-09-07 Public domain in the USA. 95 Froude, James Anthony 1818 1894 Froude, J. A. (James Anthony) Bunyan Reading ease score: 69.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. E-text prepared by Sankar Viswanathan, Bill Tozier, Barbara Tozier, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Bunyan" by James Anthony Froude is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the early life of John Bunyan, the author of "The Pilgrim's Progress," and the profound spiritual struggles he faced that shaped his thoughts and writings. Froude explores Bunyan's humble beginnings, his tumultuous path to faith, and the moral conflicts that defined his character, offering readers insight into how such experiences influenced his later works. The opening of the book introduces readers to John Bunyan as a boy of low birth born in 1628, in a period of significant political upheaval in England. Froude describes Bunyan's upbringing in a poor household, detailing his early mischievous behavior and struggles with sin and moral conviction, often exacerbated by nightmares and an intense consciousness of evil. Despite growing up ignorant of formal schooling, Bunyan's life was heavily influenced by the deeply ingrained religious beliefs surrounding him, causing him to grapple with inner turmoil. This conflict between his sinful nature and his yearning for redemption sets the stage for his eventual calling to ministry, shedding light on the extraordinary faith journey that would culminate in the creation of his enduring literary masterpiece. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Bunyan, John, 1628-1688 Authors, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Biography Christian literature, English -- History and criticism Christianity and literature -- England -- History -- 17th century Puritans -- England -- Biography Puritan movements in literature PR Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - Religious Browsing: Literature Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 367551 367387 2024-10-12T17:58:36.028894 2023-09-13T08:24:43.335046 text/html text/html 369466 2009-09-07T13:53:41 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 137472 2009-09-07T14:00:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 214835 2024-10-12T17:58:43.367852 application/epub+zip 216416 2024-10-12T17:58:38.337899 application/epub+zip 216416 2024-10-12T17:58:36.918885 application/epub+zip 357930 2024-10-12T17:58:47.255856 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331741 2024-10-12T17:58:42.421851 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 312614 2022-09-14T03:39:00.970698 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 338633 338520 2024-10-12T17:58:35.298891 2023-09-13T08:24:42.708050 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 338390 2009-09-07T13:49:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 130590 2009-09-07T13:49:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 338406 2009-09-07T13:49:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 130584 2009-09-07T13:49:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23288 2024-10-12T17:58:47.390826 application/rdf+xml 10496 2024-10-12T17:58:37.485885 image/jpeg 2765 2024-10-12T17:58:37.203886 image/jpeg 201882 2024-10-12T17:58:36.061896 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia