John Bunyan

John Bunyan (1628–1688) was a Puritan preacher and writer born in Elstow, England. He wrote about sixty books and tracts during his lifetime, including A Holy Life, Of Antichrist and His Ruin, The Heavenly Footman, and The Holy War. Bunyan wrote his classic The Pilgrim's Progress during his twelve-year imprisonment in Bedford jail. Upon his release, he became the pastor of a church in Bedford, England.