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

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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.

Product Description

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

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Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Incorporated (October 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557488797
• ISBN-13: 978-1557488794
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #390,803 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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

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

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!