John Bunyan
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John Bunyan (/ˈbʌnjən/; baptised 30 November 1628 –31 August 1688) was an English writer and Baptist preacher best remembered as the author of the Christian allegory The Pilgrim's Progress. In addition to The Pilgrim's Progress, Bunyan wrote nearly sixty titles, many of them expanded sermons.