Quote of the day
Now if the harvest is over, And the world cold, Give me the bonus of laughter, As I lose hold.
William Caxton
Born: 1422
Died: 1491 (aged 69)
Bio: William Caxton was an English merchant, diplomat, writer, and printer. He is thought to be the first English person to work as a printer and the first to introduce a printing press into England, which he did in 1476.
Known for:
- The Game and Playe of the Chesse
- Dictes and Sayings of the Philosophers
- Caxton's mirrour of the world
- Dialogues in French and English