"The worshipful fader and first foundeur and enbelissher of ornate eloquence in our Englissh. I mene Maister Geffrey Chaucer."
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William Caxton
William Caxton (c. 1420 – 1492) was the first English printer and publisher. He was also a prolific translator of French romances, and an author in his own right.
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