Who wrote The Pilgrim's Progress?

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Who wrote The Pilgrim's Progress?

John Bunyan, a 17th-century English preacher, wrote The Pilgrim's Progress. Published in 1678, it’s a Christian allegory about a traveler named Christian who leaves the City of Destruction and makes a journey to the Celestial City, facing trials, temptations, and companions along the way. Through this pilgrimage, the book conveys ideas about faith, perseverance, and salvation in a vivid, narrative form. The other authors listed—Shakespeare, Dickens, and Twain—are known for different types of writing, but none wrote this particular allegory.

John Bunyan, a 17th-century English preacher, wrote The Pilgrim's Progress. Published in 1678, it’s a Christian allegory about a traveler named Christian who leaves the City of Destruction and makes a journey to the Celestial City, facing trials, temptations, and companions along the way. Through this pilgrimage, the book conveys ideas about faith, perseverance, and salvation in a vivid, narrative form. The other authors listed—Shakespeare, Dickens, and Twain—are known for different types of writing, but none wrote this particular allegory.

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