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Part 27 -- Ignorance Rejoins the Pilgrims by John Bunyan audio Ignorance Rejoins the Pilgrims by John Bunyan read-along text Then I saw in my dream, that Hopeful looked back and saw Ignorance, whom they had left behind, following after them. "Look," he said to...

Part 26 -- The Enchanted Ground by John Bunyan audio The Enchanted Ground by John Bunyan read-along text Then I saw in my dream, that they went on until they came to a certain country, whose air naturally tended to make travelers drowsy. So Hopeful began to be very...

Part 25 -- Atheist by John Bunyan audio Atheist by John Bunyan read-along text Now, after a while, they perceived afar off, one coming softly along the highway to meet them. Then Christian said to his fellow, "Yonder is a man with his back toward the Celestial City,...

Part 24 -- The Flatterer by John Bunyan audio The Flatterer by John Bunyan read-along text So the Pilgrims went on, and Ignorance followed. They came to a path which seemed to go as straight as the way which they were on — and hence they did not know which of the two...

Part 23 -- Ignorance by John Bunyan audio Ignorance by John Bunyan read-along text Then I slept, and dreamed again. I saw the same two Pilgrims going down the mountains along the highway towards the Celestial City. Now, a little below these mountains, on the left...

Part 22 -- The Delectable Mountains by John Bunyan audio The Delectable Mountains by John Bunyan read-along text Christian and Hopeful then went on until they came to the Delectable Mountains, which belong to the Lord of that hill of which we have spoken of before. So...

Part 21 -- Doubting Castle by John Bunyan audio Doubting Castle by John Bunyan read-along text Not far from the place where they slept — there was a castle called Doubting Castle — whose owner was Giant Despair. It was on his grounds that the Pilgrims were now...

Part 20 -- By-Path Meadow by John Bunyan audio By-Path Meadow by John Bunyan read-along text I saw, then, that they went on their way to a pleasant river, which King David called "the river of God" — but the apostle John called "the river of the water of life." Now...

Part 19 -- The Hill Lucre by John Bunyan audio The Hill Lucre by John Bunyan read-along text Then Christian and Hopeful traveled on ahead of the others, until they came to a pleasant meadow, called Ease, where they journeyed with much delight. As the meadow was only a...

Part 18 -- Mr. By-Ends by John Bunyan audio Mr. By-Ends by John Bunyan read-along text So I saw that quickly after they left the Fair, they overtook one who was ahead of them, whose name was By-ends. They said to him, "What country are you from, Sir — and how far do...

Part 17 — Vanity Fair by John Bunyan audio Vanity Fair by John Bunyan read-along text Then I saw in my dream, that when Christian and Faithful had left the wilderness, they soon saw a town ahead of them named Vanity. At that town there is a fair called Vanity Fair,...

Part 16 — Talkative by John Bunyan audio Talkative by John Bunyan read-along text Moreover, I saw in my dream, that as they went on, Faithful happened to look on one side, and saw a man whose name is Talkative, walking at a distance besides them — for in this place,...

Part 15 — Christian Meets with Faithful by John Bunyan audio Christian Meets with Faithful by John Bunyan read-along text Now, as Christian went on his way, he came to a little ascent, which was built on purpose, that Pilgrims might see ahead of them. Therefore,...

Part 14 — The Valley of the Shadow of Death by John Bunyan audio The Valley of the Shadow of Death by John Bunyan read-along text Now, at the end of the Valley of Humiliation, was The Valley of the Shadow of Death. Christian needed to go through it, because it was the...

Part 13 — Battle with Apollyon by John Bunyan audio Battle with Apollyon by John Bunyan read-along text But now, in this Valley of Humiliation, poor Christian was grievously challenged. He had gone but a little way, before he spotted a foul fiend coming over the field...

Part 12 — The Palace Beautiful by John Bunyan audio The Palace Beautiful by John Bunyan read-along text So I saw in my dream, that Christian made haste and went forward, that if possible he might get lodging at the palace. Now before he had gone far, he entered into a...

Part 11 — Timorous and Mistrust by John Bunyan audio Timorous and Mistrust by John Bunyan read-along text Now, when he reached the top of the hill, two men came running to meet him — the name of one was Timorous, and the other Mistrust. Christian inquired of them,...

Part 10 — The Hill Difficulty by John Bunyan audio The Hill Difficulty by John Bunyan read-along text I beheld, then, that they all went on until they came to the foot of the Hill Difficulty, at the bottom of which was a spring. Here there also were two other ways...