The Pilgrim's Progress dramatic reading: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Pilgrim's Progress dramatic reading, credited to John Bunyan; edited by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Pilgrim's Progress (version 3) by John Bunyan. Probably the most famous allegory ever written of the Christian life, The Pilgrim's Progress follows the journey of Christian from his first encounter with the Evangelist, through his trials and doubts and as he meets various people who help and hinder him in his journey towards the Celestial City to meet his King. Part 2 follows the journey of Christian's wife and sons as they follow him along the same path past the Slough of Despond, the Castle Despair and Vanity Fair. This version was edited in 1909 by the Rev. Jesse Lyman Hurlbut to update some of the more archaic language and streamline the theological arguments to make them more accessible to lay readers. Dramatized with voices to distinguish the main characters, we hope to make this classic accessible to people of all ages. (Summary by Beth Thomas )

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Pilgrim's Progress dramatic reading
• Author credits: John Bunyan; edited by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 22
• Listed recording duration: 9:47:59

Catalogue topics

• adventure
• religious life

Track guide

1. 00 - Preface and Dramatis Personae — 9:42
2. 01 - Part 1, Chapter 1 — 31:08
3. 02 - Part 1, Chapter 2 — 25:35
4. 03 - Part 1, Chapter 3 — 36:46
5. 04 - Part 1, Chapter 4 — 22:07
6. 05 - Part 1, Chapter 5 — 35:18
7. 06 - Part 1, Chapter 6 — 25:22
8. 07 - Part 1, Chapter 7 — 35:51
9. 08 - Part 1, Chapter 8 — 10:06
10. 09 - Part 1, Chapter 9 — 34:34
11. 10 - Part 1, Chapter 10 — 6:26
12. 11 - Part 1, Chapter 11 — 20:12
13. 12 - Part 2, Chapter 1 - Courteous Companions — 25:28
14. 13 - Part 2, Chapter 2 - The Wicket Gate — 25:07
15. 14 - Part 2, Chapter 3 - The Interpreter's House — 24:36
16. 15 - Part 2, Chapter 4 - The Cross and the Consequences — 18:41
17. 16 - Part 2, Chapter 5 - The Palace Beautiful — 29:53
18. 17 - Part 2, Chapter 6 - The Valley of Humiliation — 49:39
19. 18 - Part 2, Chapter 7 - Entertained by Gaius — 43:11
20. 19 - Part 2, Chapter 8 - The Delectable Mountains — 40:01
21. 20 - Part 2, Chapter 9 - The Enchanted Ground — 18:38
22. 21 - Part 2, Chapter 10 - The Pilgrims at Home — 19:37

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