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John Bunyan

1628 – 1688

English Christian writer and preacher (1628-1688)

  • Kingdom of England · United Kingdom
  • British
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About

John Bunyan was an English writer and nonconformist preacher. He is best remembered as the author of the Christian allegory The Pilgrim's Progress, which also became an influential literary model. In addition to The Pilgrim's Progress, Bunyan wrote nearly sixty titles, many of them expanded sermons.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Portrait by Thomas Sadler (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons.

Life on the Timeline

1628 – 1688
800 BCToday

Major Works

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