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(November 28th,1628- August 31st, 1688). English writer and Baptist preacher. Bunyan was born in Elstow (near Bedford) as the son of a tinsmith. He received his education in the local village school. At the age of 16 Bunyan joined the parliamentary army and was stationed at Newport Pagnell from 1644 to 1646. This experience might have been an inspiration for his novel The Holy War (published in 1682). In 1653 Bunyan joined the the Nonconformist church in Bedford where he also started to preach. Upcoming conflicts with Quakers led to publication of his first writings Some Gospel Truths opened (1656) and A Vindication (1657). In November 1660 Bunyan was arrested due to preaching without permission. As an opponent of the state church he remained in prison for the following twelve years until Charles II's Declaration of Indulgence. After his release in 1672 he continued his career as a pastor but he was again imprisoned for a short time. In this period Bunyan began to write The Pilgrim's Progress which was finally published in 1678.

Sources:

Harvey, Sir Paul, ed. The Oxford Companion to English Literature.3rd ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1964.

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-'''John Bunyan''' (November 28th,1628- August 31st, 1688), English writer and Baptist preacher. Bunyan was born in Elstow (near Bedford) as the son of a tinsmith. He received his education in the local village school. At the age of 16 Bunyan joined the parliamentary army and was stationed at Newport Pagnell from 1644 to 1646. This experience might have been an inspiration for his novel ''The Holy War'' (published in 1682).
+(November 28th,1628- August 31st, 1688). English writer and Baptist preacher. Bunyan was born in Elstow (near Bedford) as the son of a tinsmith. He received his education in the local village school. At the age of 16 Bunyan joined the parliamentary army and was stationed at Newport Pagnell from 1644 to 1646. This experience might have been an inspiration for his novel ''The Holy War'' (published in 1682).
-In 1653 Bunyan joined the the Nonconformist church in Bedford where he also started to preach. Upcoming conflicts with Quakers led to publication of his first writings ''Some Gospel Truths opened'' (1656) and ''A Vindication'' (1657).
+In 1653 Bunyan joined the the Nonconformist church in Bedford where he also started to preach. Upcoming conflicts with [[Quakers]] led to publication of his first writings ''Some Gospel Truths opened'' (1656) and ''A Vindication'' (1657).
-In November 1660 Bunyan was arrested due to preaching without permission. As a opponent of the state church he remained in prison for the following twelve years until [[Charles II]]'s Declaration of Indulgence. After his release in 1672 he continued his career as a pastor but he was again imprisoned for a short time. In this periode Bunyan began to write ''The Pilgrim's Progress'' which was finally published in 1678.
+In November 1660 Bunyan was arrested due to preaching without permission. As an opponent of the state church he remained in prison for the following twelve years until [[Charles II]]'s Declaration of Indulgence. After his release in 1672 he continued his career as a pastor but he was again imprisoned for a short time. In this period Bunyan began to write ''The Pilgrim's Progress'' which was finally published in 1678.
+Sources:
 * Harvey, Sir Paul, ed. ''The Oxford Companion to English Literature.''3rd ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1964.