The Pilgrim's Regress: The Wade Annotated Edition

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Modeled after John Bunyans famous Pilgrims Progress C. S. Lewiss Pilgrims Regress represents a number of firsts for Lewis -- the first book he wrote after his conversion to Christianity his first book of fiction and the first book he published under his own name. This splendid annotated edition produced in collaboration with the Marion E. Wade Center in Wheaton Illinois helps readers recover the richness of Lewiss allegory. Often considered obscure and difficult to read The Pilgrims Regress nonetheless remains a witty satire on cultural fads a vivid account of spiritual dangers and an illuminating tale for generations of pilgrims old and new. Editor David C. Downings critical introduction provides needed biographical and cultural context for fully appreciating The Pilgrims Regress. Downing relies throughout both on his own expertise and on previously unpublished sources from Lewis himself to identify allusions to other authors translate quotations and explain humor hidden within Lewiss text. Among the hundreds of annotations are references that draw parallels to Lewiss later works including Mere Christianity Surprised by Joy and the Chronicles of Narnia.