John Bunyan: Author of The Pilgrim's Progress (Heroes of the Faith (Barbour Paperback)) [Paperback]

Sam Wellman (Author)

Book Description

Series: Heroes of the Faith (Barbour Paperback) | Publication Date: October 1, 1996

The doubts, temptations, and hopes of his own spiritual journey were put on paper and he became author of The Pilgrim's Progress.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 9 Up-Chelsea is off to a poor start in this series if it believes that fictionalized ramblings can substitute for accurate, well-documented biographies. Is the fact that these books examine "Heroes of the Faith" reason to hold them to lower standards? There are no illustrations and the indexes are woefully inadequate. C. S. Lewis lacks a bibliography of works by and about that author. Wellman also fails to discuss the continuing importance and influence of either man. These flaws, however, pale in comparison to the convoluted writing that's full of phony, invented dialogue-and, in Bunyan, completely fabricated scenes. Few readers will plod through these tedious, unreliable pages. Beatrice Gormley's C. S. Lewis (Eerdmans, 1997) is a far superior and more attractive production.
Ann W. Moore, Schenectady County Public Library, NY
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Book Description

Amidst the millions of committed Christians in each generation, a handful rise to special prominence. Learn more about their exciting and inspiring lives in Barbour's "Heroes of the Faith" series.

The doubts, temptations and hopes of his own spiritual journey were put on paper and he became author of The Pilgrim's Progress.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 14 and up
  
• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Incorporated (October 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557488797
• ISBN-13: 978-1557488794
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,635 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Sam Wellman, PhD, is a writer of numerous biographies. His latest book is 'Frederick the Wise: Seen and Unseen Lives of Martin Luther's Protector', published by Wild Centuries Press. He has traveled to Germany many times and twice stayed for several months (Berlin and Wittenberg). He blogs and tweets on Martin Luther and Frederick the Wise. He lives near Wichita, Kansas.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most enjoyable biography I have ever read, November 27, 2007

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Jay Linnstrom "James II" (Los Angeles, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: John Bunyan: Author of The Pilgrim's Progress (Heroes of the Faith (Barbour Paperback)) (Paperback)

This easy to read book is a fine, worthy biography of John Bunyan.

I simply loved it. The book not only tells the story of John Bunyan well but also it does an excellent job of sketching his time - the critical period of English civil war. This English Civil War, in my opinion, is the forerunner of American Revolution some hundred years later. Yet few people are knowledgeable about key figures like Oliver Cromwell. This easy to read book will get you started and whet your appetite to read up more on this part of Anglo-American history.

My highest recommendation!

2.0 out of 5 stars Not the same book as shown in pic, November 26, 2010

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This review is from: John Bunyan: Author of The Pilgrim's Progress (Heroes of the Faith (Barbour Paperback)) (Paperback)

The book I received had the same title but was not the book shown in pic and definitely not the book I wanted. I am highly didpleased.
From the reviews, it looks like this has happened before. This gives this place a bad name.