John Bunyan

John Bunyan (; 1628 – 31 August 1688) was an English writer and 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.

Bunyan came from the village of Elstow, near Bedford. He had some schooling and, at the age of sixteen, joined the Parliamentary Army at Newport Pagnell during the first stage of the English Civil War. After three years in the army, he returned to Elstow and took up the trade of tinker, which he had learned from his father. He became interested in religion after his marriage, attending first the parish church and then joining the Bedford Meeting, a Puritan Nonconformist group in St John's church Bedford, and later became a preacher. After the restoration of the monarchy, when the freedom of nonconformists was curtailed, Bunyan was arrested and spent the next twelve years in prison because he refused to give up preaching. During this time, he wrote a spiritual autobiography, ''Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners'', and began work on his most famous book, ''The Pilgrim's Progress.''

In 1676, Charles II withdrew his Declaration of Indulgence and four years later, Bunyan was again imprisoned – this time for only six months. During that time, he completed ''The Pilgrim's Progress.''

Bunyan's later years were spent in relative comfort and he continued to be a popular author and preacher, and was the pastor of the Bedford Meeting. He died aged 59 after falling ill on a journey to London and is buried in Bunhill Fields. ''The Pilgrim's Progress'' became one of the most published books in the English language; 1,300 editions having been printed by 1938, 250 years after the author's death.

Bunyan is remembered in the Church of England with a Lesser Festival on 30 August. Some other churches of the Anglican Communion, such as the Anglican Church of Australia, honour him on the day of his death (31 August). Provided by Wikipedia

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by Bunyan, John
Published 1794
printed by G. Paramore, North-Green, Worship-Street; and sold by G. Whitfield, at the Chapel, City-Road; and at the Methodist preaching-houses, in town and country

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by Bunyan, John
Published 1771
argraphwyd ac ar werth gan I. Ross, yn Heol-Awsi: ar werth hefyd gan Mr. Alen, yn Hwlffordd, a Mr Wiliam Jones, yn y Bala

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by Bunyan, John
Published 1761
Argraphwyd yn y Mwythig, ac ar werth yno gan Stafford Prŷs; a chan Mr. Hotchhiss, yn Groesoswallt, Mr. R. Parry; yn Llangollen; Mr. Payn, yn Gwrecsam; Mr. Morgan Jones, yn y Bala; a chan Mr. Hughes. yn Ghorwen

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by Bunyan, John
Published 1701
printed for, and sold by R. Tookey at his Printing House in St. Christophers Court in Thredneedle-Street behind the Royal Exchange

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by Bunyan, John
Published 1793
printed for C. Dilly, in the Poultry, and sold by Darton and Harvey, Gracechurch-Street

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by Bunyan, John
Published 1701
printed for Will. Marshall, at the Bible in Newgate-Street 1701. Where you may be supplied with most of Mr. Bunyan's Works in Folio, and most of his small Pieces

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by Bunyan, John
Published 1788
argraphwyd ac ar werth gan Ioan Daniel, Yn Heol-y-Brenin: ar werth hefyd gan W. A. G. North, Aberhonddu; gan y Parchedig Mr. Owen Rees; gan Mr. Owen Davies, Siopwr, Aberteifi; gan Mr. Rees, Siopwr, New-Inn; can Mr. Davies, Castell-Nedd; a chan y Parchedig Mr. Charles, Bala. (pris Swllt heb ei rhwymo.)