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British Library: Discovering Literature: William Caxton and the Introduction of Printing to England

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This article explains how William Caxton brought the printing press to England and published printed versions of works by writers including Chaucer, Malory, Gower, Cicero, and Virgil.

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Concepts
aesop's fables, the canterbury tales
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british library: discovering literature: william caxton and the introduction of printing to england, confessio amantis, gutenberg bible, le morte darthur, the recuyell of the historyes of troye, printing press, medieval british literature
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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