[Transcriber's Note: Bold text is surrounded by =equal signs= and italic text is surrounded by _underscores_.] [Illustration: At last there came a grave man to the gate, whose name was Goodwill. (_Page 15_) (_The Pilgrim's Progress._)] BUNYAN'S PILGRIM'S PROGRESS. IN WORDS OF ONE SYLLABLE. BY SAMUEL PHILLIPS DAY, AUTHOR OF "THE RARE ROMANCE OF REYNARD THE FOX," IN WORDS OF ONE SYLLABLE. _ILLUSTRATED._ A. L. BURT COMPANY, PUBLISHERS, NEW YORK. COPYRIGHT, 1895, BY THE CASSELL PUBLISHING CO. _All rights reserved._ Contents I. THE DEN AND THE DREAM 5 II. THE SLOUGH OF DESPOND 8 III. WORLDLY-WISEMAN 10 IV. THE WICKET-GATE 15 V. THE INTERPRETER'S HOUSE 18 VI. THE CROSS AND THE CONTRAST 19 VII. THE HILL DIFFICULTY 28 VIII. THE PALACE BEAUTIFUL 30 IX. APOLLYON 39 X. THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH 42 XI. CHRISTIAN AND FAITHFUL 44 XII. TALKATIVE 50 XIII. VANITY FAIR 56 XIV. CHRISTIAN AND HOPEFUL 64 XV. DOUBTING CASTLE AND GIANT DESPAIR 69 XVI. THE DELECTABLE MOUNTAINS 77 XVII. THE ENCHANTED GROUND AND THE WAY DOWN TO IT 81 XVIII. THE LAND OF BEULAH--THE FORDS OF THE RIVER--AT HOME 87 THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS. CHAPTER I. THE DEN AND THE DREAM. AS I went through the wilds of this world, I came to a place where was a den, and I laid me down in that place to sleep; and as I slept I dreamt a dream; and lo, I saw a man clad in rags, with a book in his hand, and a great load on his back! I saw him read in the book, and as he read, he wept and shook.