1484 ⟶ William Caxton Prints Aesop's Fables in English

William Caxton, the first printer of books in English, print...
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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)
Printing PressLiteratureTranslation
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📖 William Tyndale's English Bible Translation Published

William Tyndale's partial translation of the Bible into English is published, which would eventually be incorporated into the King James Bible.⟶
William Tyndale's English Bible Translation Published (1537)
BibleTranslationChristianityEnglish LanguageReligious TextsPrinting Press
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

📖 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
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

📚 Samuel Johnson Publishes His English Dictionary

A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson⟶
Samuel Johnson Publishes His English Dictionary (1755)
LiteratureDictionariesEnglish LanguageLiterary CriticismStandardizationEnlightenment
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

✍️ 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)
LiteraturePoetryBiographyEnlightenmentEnglish Literature
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

✍️ William Blake Publishes Songs of Experience

Songs of Experience by William Blake⟶
William Blake Publishes Songs of Experience (1794)
RomanticismPoetryLiteratureSocial CommentaryVisual ArtsSymbolism
United KingdomUnited Kingdom