The Young Pilgrim by A.L.O.E.: complete English text

Read the complete historical English text of The Young Pilgrim by A.L.O.E. (Charlotte Maria Tucker), including the author’s preface and all 28 chapters. The work was first published in 1857; this transcription uses the 1887 edition.

This Christian allegory is offered alongside our illustrated Young Pilgrim adaptations in Chinese and English and John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress. The historical text is presented without the adaptations’ illustrations, and the full source TXT is available to download.

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All chapters · Text reading
  1. Preface
  2. THE PILGRIM’S CALL.
  3. DIFFICULTIES ON SETTING OUT.
  4. MAN’S WAY OF WORKS.
  5. GOD’S GIFT OF GRACE.
  6. A GLIMPSE OF THE CROSS.
  7. THE PILGRIM IN HIS HOME.
  8. THE ARBOUR ON THE HILL.
  9. DANGERS, DIFFICULTIES, AND DOUBTS.
  10. THE ARMOUR AND THE BATTLE.
  11. SHADOW AND SUNSHINE.
  12. THE TOUCHSTONE OF TRIAL.
  13. PILGRIM’S CONVERSE BY THE WAY.
  14. DISTANT GLIMPSE OF VANITY FAIR.
  15. VEXATIONS OF VANITY FAIR.
  16. CITIZENS OF VANITY FAIR.
  17. NEW AND OLD COMPANIONS.
  18. LIFE IN THE GREAT CITY.
  19. FOGS AND MISTS.
  20. DISAPPOINTMENT.
  21. THE PERILOUS MINE.
  22. GREEN PASTURES AND STILL WATERS.
  23. A FEW STEPS ASIDE.
  24. REGRETS, BUT NOT DESPAIR.
  25. A NEW DANGER.
  26. THE LAKE AMONG THE ROCKS.
  27. COMING TO THE RIVER.
  28. THE CLOSE OF THE PILGRIMAGE.
  29. CONCLUSION.

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