DeWese--Lessons for the Second Millennium

But, Gutenberg didn't make the real money in printing. It was William Caxton. In 1474, he published the first book printed in the English language. It was something about the history of Troy. It sold like hotcakes. Caxton, onto something good, continued to write, translate and print popular and literary books. He published and printed Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" (that contained some pretty racy stuff) in 1477.