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William Caxton
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English merchant and printer (c. 1422–c. 1491)

Also known as: Caxton, Уильям Кекстон, وليم كاكستون, 윌리엄 캑스턴, ウィリアム・キャクストン, 威廉·卡克斯頓

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Known works

  • Metamorfosi (1838)
  • Legenda aurea
  • The most delectable history of Reynard the Fox
  • The history of Reynard the Fox, his friends and his enemies, his crimes, hairbreadth escapes and final triumph; a metrical version of the old English translation
  • Booke of Ovyde Named Metamorphose