The Cambridge History of English Literature volume 2

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The Cambridge History of English Literature volume 2
Adolphus William Ward
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The first London press, started in 1480 by John Lettou under the patronage of William Wilcock, a wealthy draper, produced only two Latin books, a commentary on the Meta- physics of Aristotle by Antonius Andreae and an exposition on the Psalms by Thomas Wallensis. When, later, Lettou printed in partnership with William de Machlinia, they issued nothing but law-books, and it was not until about 1483, when Mach- linia was at work by himself, that books in English were printed in London. One of the
... earliest was the Revelation of St. Nicho- las to a monk of Evesham. It was composed in 1196; but the author is unknown. In an abridged form, it is found in Roger of Wendover's F lores Historiarum under the year 11 96. It is a curious religious allegory, treating of the pilgrimage of a soul from death through purgatory and paradise to heaven. The monk, conducted by St. Nicholas, is taken from place to place in purgatory, w^here he meets and converses with persons English Books Printed Abroad 2>^2> of various ranks, who relate their stories and their suffering.

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