John Bunyan (1628-1688) was an English writer and Puritan preacher best known for his Christian allegory 'The Pilgrim's Progress'. Born in the village of Elstow, Bedfordshire, Bunyan had a relatively humble beginning before rising to prominence as one of the most important figures of 17th-century English literature. His works reflect his deep religious convictions, forged in the tumult of the Engl...