2-623-537 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'The Scourging of Faithful', c1916. An illustration from John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress. An English nonconformist preacher and writer, Bunyan (1628-1688) was the author of the famous allegory The Pilgrim's Progress. Over the course of his life Bunyan spent just over twelve years in prison in Bedford, for preaching without a licence. From The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan, illustrated by W. Strang. [George Routledge and Sons, Ltd., London, c1916]