Question: Who wrote the 1942 children's novel which was a Christian allegory loosely modelled on the work been cited as the first novel written in English?

full_context: Document 1: Of Plymouth Plantation: Written over a period of years by William Bradford, the leader of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, Of Plymouth Plantation is regarded as the most authoritative account of the Pilgrims and the early years of the colony they founded.
Document 2: Geneva Bible: The Geneva Bible is one of the most historically significant translations of the Bible into English, preceding the King James Version by 51 years. It was the primary Bible of 16th-century English Protestantism and was used by William Shakespeare, Oliver Cromwell, John Knox, John Donne, and John Bunyan, author of "The Pilgrim's Progress" (1678). It was one of the Bibles taken to America on the "Mayflower" (Pilgrim Hall Museum has collected several bibles of "Mayflower" passengers). The Geneva Bible was used by many English Dissenters, and it was still respected by Oliver Cromwell's soldiers at the time of the English Civil War, in the booklet "Cromwell's Soldiers' Pocket Bible".
Document 3: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels by C. S. Lewis. It is considered a classic of children's literature and is the author's best-known work, having sold over 100 million copies in 47 languages. Written by Lewis, illustrated by Pauline Baynes, and originally published in London between 1950 and 1956, "The Chronicles of Narnia" has been adapted several times, complete or in part, for radio, television, the stage, and film.
Document 4: The Pilgrim's Progress: The Pilgrim's Progress from This World, to That Which Is to Come is a 1678 Christian allegory written by John Bunyan. It is regarded as one of the most significant works of religious English literature, has been translated into more than 200 languages, and has never been out of print. It has also been cited as the first novel written in English.
Document 5: Paradise Lost: Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton (1608–1674). The first version, published in 1667, consisted of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. A second edition followed in 1674, arranged into twelve books (in the manner of Virgil's "Aeneid") with minor revisions throughout and a note on the versification. It is considered by critics to be Milton's major work, and it helped solidify his reputation as one of the greatest English poets of his time.
Document 6: Beyond the Golden Stair: Beyond the Golden Stair is a fantasy novel written by American writer Hannes Bok. It was first published as the short story "The Blue Flamingo" in the January 1948 issue of the magazine "Startling Stories"; later the story was extensively revised and expanded by the author into novel form. The novel version was first published in book form (posthumously) in paperback by Ballantine Books as the twenty-third volume of the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series in November, 1970. The Ballantine edition includes an introduction by American author Lin Carter.
Document 7: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is a high fantasy novel for children by C. S. Lewis, published by Geoffrey Bles in 1952. It was the third published of seven novels in "The Chronicles of Narnia" (1950–1956) and Lewis had finished writing it in 1950, before the first book was out. It is volume five in recent editions, which are sequenced according to Narnia history. Like the others it was illustrated by Pauline Baynes and her work has been retained in many later editions. It is the only Narnia book that does not have a main villain.
Document 8: Underland (Narnia): The Underland is a fictional location in the children's fantasy series "The Chronicles of Narnia" by C. S. Lewis. Described by Lewis as lying beneath the land of Narnia, Underland appears mainly in The Silver Chair, where Eustace Scrubb and Jill Pole travel under the ground to reach it in their search for Prince Rilian. They find him in Underland and release him from his enchantment by The Lady of the Green Kirtle.
Document 9: The Tale of Benjamin Bunny: The Tale of Benjamin Bunny is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter, and first published by Frederick Warne & Co. in September 1904. The book is a sequel to "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" (1902), and tells of Peter's return to Mr. McGregor's garden with his cousin Benjamin to retrieve the clothes he lost there during his previous adventure. In "Benjamin Bunny", Potter deepened the rabbit universe she created in "Peter Rabbit", and, in doing so, suggested the rabbit world was parallel to the human world but complete and sufficient unto itself.
Document 10: The Land of Far-Beyond: The Land of Far-Beyond is a children's novel written by Enid Blyton and published in 1942. It is a Christian allegory loosely modelled on John Bunyan's "The Pilgrim's Progress" (1678).
Document 11: Bahá'í Faith in fiction: The Bahá'í Faith and related topics have appeared in fiction in multiple forms. The mention of the Bahá'í Faith, prominent members, or even individual believers have appeared in a variety of fictional forms including science fiction, and fantasy, as well as styles of short stories, novelettes, and novels, and even diverse media of the printed word and TV series. A 2005 estimate is of more than 30 references though it could be far more. Out of these near three dozen references, there are perhaps a dozen where there is a significant relationship with the religion, where the Bahá'í Faith is a crucial aspect of the story. The first occurrence known is perhaps Marie von Najmajer wrote a poem dedicated to Tahirih in "Gurret-úl-Eyn: Ein Bild aus Persiens Neuzeit" published in 1874. After a series of works covering the events of the Bábí period most of the focus shifted towards Bahá'í specific related connections. Soon Khalil Gibran wrote two books - "The Prophet" and "Jesus, The Son of Man" - with some second hand evidence for the sustained influence of `Abdu'l-Bahá in these works. In modern times the first known occurrence is of a short story by non-Bahá'í Tom Ligon "The Devil and the Deep Black Void", - he also wrote a sequel "The Gardener". The next fictional publication, in 1991, which references the Bahá'í Faith may be a short story "Home Is Where…" by Bahá'í Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff,
Document 12: John Bunyan: John Bunyan ( ; baptised 30 November 162831 August 1688) was an English writer and Puritan preacher best remembered as the author of the Christian allegory "The Pilgrim's Progress". In addition to "The Pilgrim's Progress", Bunyan wrote nearly sixty titles, many of them expanded sermons.
Document 13: Daniel Defoe: born Daniel Foe, was an English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer, and spy. He is most famous for his novel "Robinson Crusoe", which is second only to the Bible in its number of translations. Defoe is noted for being one of the earliest proponents of the novel, as he helped to popularise the form in Britain with others such as Aphra Behn and Samuel Richardson, and is among the founders of the English novel.
Document 14: Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (popularly known as Fanny Hill, an anglicisation of the Latin "mons veneris", mound of Venus) is an erotic novel by English novelist John Cleland first published in London in 1748. Written while the author was in debtors' prison in London, it is considered "the first original English prose pornography, and the first pornography to use the form of the novel". It is one of the most prosecuted and banned books in history.
Document 15: Sphereland: Sphereland: A Fantasy About Curved Spaces and an Expanding Universe is a 1965 novel by Dionys Burger, and is a sequel to "Flatland", a novel by "A Square" (a pen name of Edwin Abbott Abbott). The novel expands upon the social and mathematical foundations on which "Flatland" is based. It is markedly different from the first novel in that it has a more prosaic ending and treatment of society.
ground_truth: Enid Blyton