On 18 November 1477, William Caxton's printing press in London marked a significant milestone in English literature with the publication of "Dictes & Sayengis of the Phylosophers", recognised as the first printed book in England to bear a specific date.
This work, a translation of an earlier compendium of wise sayings and philosophical maxims, reflected Caxton's pioneering efforts to bring the revolutionary technology of the printing press to English soil.
His printing of this book not only established a new era of mass-produced literature in England but also laid the foundation for the dissemination of knowledge and literacy in the English language for generations to come.
