The Pilgrim's Progress Revisited (Part 7)

'The Arming of Christian'

This is the seventh in a series of excerpts from the 17th-century Christian allegory The Pilgrim’s Progress and a subsequent series of stereograph paintings inspired by the book. Read parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 to follow along with the story.

“The Arming of Christian,” circa 1877, Library of Congress

Then Christian asked the porter, "Sir, what residence is…