John Bunyan was the celebrated English minister and preacher. He is best known as the author of The Pilgrim’s Progress, the bestselling allegorical tale that describes Bunyan’s own conversionprocess. Popular with every social class, The Pilgrim’s Progress brought Bunyan much fame and was the most characteristic expression of the Puritan religious outlook. His other works include doctrinaland controversial writings; a spiritual autobiography, Grace Abounding; and the allegory The Holy War.