The Life And Death Of Mr Badman

Synopsis

Published in 1680, two years after the "The Pilgrim's Progress" told the story of Pilgrim's journey to heaven,"" this companion piece describes the progress of the wicked Mr. Badman through the world to his death and damnation. Set out as a dialogue between two earnest gentlemen--Mr. Attentive and Mr. Wiseman--Bunyan's work is a colorful and dramatic discourse on the various vices of a bad man's life, offering fascinating insight into 17th-century Puritanism.