1706 ⟶ First English Edition of Arabian Nights Published

The first English-language edition of the Arabian Nights is ...
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🖨️ William Caxton Prints Aesop's Fables in English

William Caxton, the first printer of books in English, prints his translation of Aesop's Fables in London.⟶
William Caxton Prints Aesop's Fables in English (1484)
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✍️ Jonathan Swift's *A Tale of a Tub* Published

A Tale of a Tub by Jonathan Swift first published⟶
Jonathan Swift's *A Tale of a Tub* Published (1704)
SatireEnlightenmentBritish LiteratureJonathan SwiftLiterary CriticismProse
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📖 First English Edition of Arabian Nights Published

The first English-language edition of the Arabian Nights is published.⟶
First English Edition of Arabian Nights Published (1706)
LiteratureTranslationEnlightenmentFolkloreCultural ExchangeFictionStorytelling
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📚 Samuel Johnson Publishes His English Dictionary

A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson⟶
Samuel Johnson Publishes His English Dictionary (1755)
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📖 Publication of *Tristram Shandy*

1767: Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne⟶
Publication of *Tristram Shandy* (1759)
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✍️ Publication of Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets by Samuel Johnson

1782: Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets by Samuel Johnson⟶
Publication of Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets by Samuel Johnson (1779)
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