With an introduction by Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh, this delightful book presents one of Russia’s greatest spiritual classics of Christian truth in an unpretentious literary prose of genuine beauty. An unknown pilgrim of the mid-nineteenth century tells his story of wandering through Russia and Siberia, from one holy place to another, in search of the way of prayer. R.M. French’s superb translation conveys the charm of the original as well as brilliantly conveying the spiritual truths of the gospel, which are never bound to or owned by a particular culture. ‘There comes a time for laying aside the cares of this life, for longing to be free from cynical despair, for reaching beyond self – a heart-felt need for intimacy with God. If that is how you feel, then you will find The Way of a Pilgrim an inspiration.’ From the foreword by Dr Andrew Walker.