"Life and Death of Mr. Badman" by John Bunyan is a fiction book published in 1680. Designed as a companion to The Pilgrim's Progress, this work presents a dialogue between Mr. Wiseman and Mr. Attentive about the life of a wicked man who died without honor. Through their conversation about sin and redemption, Bunyan offers a cautionary tale meant to warn readers against wickedness and debauchery. Scholars have described it as an English precursor to the novel, particularly the picaresque form. (This is an automatically generated summary.)