The Pilgrim's Regress, Wade Annotated Edition

The Pilgrim's Regress, Wade Annotated Edition

1933 • 263 pages

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Whew, this was a difficult one to read, mostly for the reasons Lewis wrote himself in the afterword of this edition: “I find its chief faults to be those two which I myself least easily forgive in the books of other men: needless obscurity, and an uncharitable temper.” I see how this book was a way for Lewis to wrestle out his own faith journey, but if one is not generally a philosopher, it is difficult to relate to all of the various allegorical figures the main character, John, interacts with.

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