Prefaces and prologues to famous booksPREFACES AND EPILOGUESReading editionChapter navigation49 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterIntroductory materialINTRODUCTORY NOTEPREFACES AND EPILOGUESTITLE AND PROLOGUE TO BOOK IEPILOGUE TO BOOK IIEPILOGUE TO BOOK IIIDICTES AND SAYINGS OF THE PHILOSOPHERSGOLDEN LEGEND.CATON (1483)AESOP. (1483)CHAUCER'S CANTERBURY TALESMALORY'S KING ARTHUR. (1485)ENEYDOS (1490)DEDICATION OF THE INSTITUTES OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGIONGENERAL SYLLABUSDEDICATION OF THE REVOLUTIONS OF THE HEAVENLY BODIESPREFACE TO THE HISTORY OF THE REFORMATION IN SCOTLANDPREFATORY LETTER TO SIR WALTER RALEIGH ON THE FAERIE QUEENEPREFACE TO THE HISTORY OF THE WORLDPREFACE TO THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD (continued 2)PROOEMIUM, EPISTLE DEDICATORY, PREFACE, AND PLAN OF THE INSTAURATIO MAGNA, ETC.EPISTLE DEDICATORYPREFACEPREFACEPREFACE TO THE FIRST FOLIO EDITION OF SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS (1623)[A]PREFACE TO THE PHILOSOPHIAE NATURALIS PRINCIPIA MATHEMATICAPREFACE TO FABLES,PREFACE TO JOSEPH ANDREWSPREFACE TO THE ENGLISH DICTIONARYPREFACE TO SHAKESPEAREPREFACE TO SHAKESPEARE (continued 2)INTRODUCTION TO THE PROPYLÄEN [A]PREFACES TO VARIOUS VOLUMES OF POEMSPREFACE TO LYRICAL BALLADSAPPENDIX TO LYRICAL BALLADSPREFACE TO POEMSESSAY SUPPLEMENTARY TO PREFACEPREFACE TO CROMWELLPREFACE TO CROMWELL (continued 2)PREFACE TO LEAVES OF GRASSINTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATUREIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIPrevious chapter ←INTRODUCTORY NOTENext chapter →TITLE AND PROLOGUE TO BOOK IAll chapters and sections (49)Opening pagesFront matterIntroductory materialOther sectionsINTRODUCTORY NOTEPREFACES AND EPILOGUESBooks123Book 3 · Other sectionsDICTES AND SAYINGS OF THE PHILOSOPHERSGOLDEN LEGEND.CATON (1483)AESOP. (1483)CHAUCER'S CANTERBURY TALESMALORY'S KING ARTHUR. (1485)ENEYDOS (1490)DEDICATION OF THE INSTITUTES OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGIONGENERAL SYLLABUSDEDICATION OF THE REVOLUTIONS OF THE HEAVENLY BODIESPREFACE TO THE HISTORY OF THE REFORMATION IN SCOTLANDPREFATORY LETTER TO SIR WALTER RALEIGH ON THE FAERIE QUEENEPREFACE TO THE HISTORY OF THE WORLDPREFACE TO THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD (continued 2)PROOEMIUM, EPISTLE DEDICATORY, PREFACE, AND PLAN OF THE INSTAURATIO MAGNA, ETC.EPISTLE DEDICATORYPREFACEPREFACEPREFACE TO THE FIRST FOLIO EDITION OF SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS (1623)[A]PREFACE TO THE PHILOSOPHIAE NATURALIS PRINCIPIA MATHEMATICAPREFACE TO FABLES,PREFACE TO JOSEPH ANDREWSPREFACE TO THE ENGLISH DICTIONARYPREFACE TO SHAKESPEAREPREFACE TO SHAKESPEARE (continued 2)INTRODUCTION TO THE PROPYLÄEN [A]PREFACES TO VARIOUS VOLUMES OF POEMSPREFACE TO LYRICAL BALLADSAPPENDIX TO LYRICAL BALLADSPREFACE TO POEMSESSAY SUPPLEMENTARY TO PREFACEPREFACE TO CROMWELLPREFACE TO CROMWELL (continued 2)PREFACE TO LEAVES OF GRASSINTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATUREBook 3 · Chapters2345678BY WILLIAM CAXTON[A]← INTRODUCTORY NOTETITLE AND PROLOGUE TO BOOK I →