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Details for:
Carter, R. & McRae, J. (1997). The Routledge History of Literature in English: Britain and Ireland. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
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Events:
7 events from this source recorded
1362
Statute of Pleading
1476
Caxton introduces the printing press to England
1712
Swift publishes 'Proposal for Correcting, Improving and Ascertaining the English Tongue'
1755
Johnson publishes 'A dictionary of the English Language'
1762
Lowth publishes "Short Introduction to English Grammar"
1795
Lindley Murray's 'English Grammar, adapted to the different classes of learners' published
1870
Education Act passed