William Caxton, the First English Printer (Thoemmes Press- Thoemmes Library of Printing And the Book Trade)

Charles Knight s The Old Printer has been considered appropriate to the celebration of the Quarcentenary of the Introduction of Printing into England. The author himself was a worthy follower of Caxton, and his name marks an era in the spread of literature by means of the printing press. No alteration has been made in the text of the work; but since its original publication considerable advances, as the reader will notice, have been made towards the fulfilment of the authors(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org