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  2. The Pilgrim's Progress - Wikipedia

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    The "House of the Interpreter" is the rectory of St John's church in the south side of Bedford, where Bunyan was mentored by the pastor John Gifford; The wall "Salvation" that fenced in the King's Highway coming after the House of the Interpreter [ 27 ] is the red brick wall, over four miles long, beside the Ridgmont to Woburn road, marking the ...

  3. John Bunyan - Wikipedia

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    John Bunyan (/ ˈ b ʌ n j ə n /; 1628 – 31 August 1688) was an English writer and Puritan preacher. He is best remembered as the author of the Christian allegory The Pilgrim's Progress , which also became an influential literary model.

  4. Slough of Despond - Wikipedia

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    The Slough of Despond, illustrated by Rachael Robinson Elmer, 1913. The Slough of Despond (/ ˈ s l aʊ ... d ɪ ˈ s p ɒ n d / or / ˈ s l uː /; [1] "swamp of despair") is a fictional bog in John Bunyan's allegory The Pilgrim's Progress, into which the protagonist Christian sinks under the weight of his sins and his sense of guilt for them.

  5. Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners - Wikipedia

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    Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners, or a Brief Relation of the Exceeding Mercy of God in Christ to his Poor Servant John Bunyan is a Puritan spiritual autobiography written by John Bunyan. It was composed while Bunyan was serving a twelve-year prison sentence in Bedford gaol for preaching without a licence, and was first published in 1666.

  6. Beves of Hamtoun (poem) - Wikipedia

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    Next, Beves sets out to kill a giant boar and enters the forest, when Josian comes to the realization of her love for him. [16] Beves beheads the boar, [17] and in an encounter with foresters, [k] [l] kills all with a broken lance (and in the A version, obtains the sword Morglay (Morgelai) from the steward. [18] [m] Beves presents the head to ...

  7. From John-Boy to Atticus Finch: Richard Thomas a ... - AOL

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    The “Waltons” star now stars in the touring production of Broadway’s “To Kill a Mockingbird,” opening in Kansas City on Tuesday. From John-Boy to Atticus Finch: Richard Thomas a natural ...

  8. List of fictional towns in literature - Wikipedia

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    John Bunyan: The Holy War: Marghdeen (Marghadin) Allama Muhammad Iqbal: Javid Nama: Mentioned in Allama Iqbal's epic poem Javid Nama, the city of Marghdeen is depicted as a welfare state based on divine principles for humanity. It depicts the purist and the noblest level of any human society, one can imagine. The city of absolute peace in Javid ...

  9. Mary Badham then and now: See Scout from 'To Kill a ... - AOL

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    Not exactly your typical Hollywood story! But Mary, who received critical acclaim for playing Scout Finch in 1962's "To Kill a Mockingbird," wasn't one to follow the rules. She starred in a few ...