When William Caxton was thirty, after his mas - ters death he started his own business in Belgium. In 1471 he left his business and began to translate French books into English. He became interested in printing and at last he learnt it. William wanted to have his own press one day and he did.
In 1476 he brought his printing -- press to London. Printing was something new at that time and most people thought that it was the work of the devil. Some of the people wanted to break his press. Caxton printed his first book in 1477. It was the first book printed in the English language. The book was Caxtons translation of the French "Tales of Troy".
William Caxton printed about eighty books. He translated thirty-one books from French. Caxton died in 1491.
Check your facts, and complete the sentences.
Caxton was . . . .
a well-known writer;
the first English printer;
a famous English poet.
His father was . .
a farmer;b) a lawyer;
c) a merchant.
Caxtons father sent him to . . . .
Paris;b) Moscow;
c) London.
Caxton worked at . .
a) a hospital;b) an office;
c) a book-shop.
Caxton started his own business . . . .
before his masters death;
after his masters death;
together with his master.
Caxton translated French books into . . . .
a) German;b) Russian;
c) English.
Caxton printed his first book in . .
a) 1577;b) 1477;
c) 1677.
The first printed book in the English language was . .
a) "Tales of Toy";b) "JaneEyre";
c) "Hamlet".
Caxton printed . .
more than a hundred books;
about 50 books;
about 80 books.
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