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That would be Geoffrey Chaucer and also Edgar Allan Poe :-)

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John Wycliff, he translate The Bible to stardard English.

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If one goes by date, he would by Shakespeare. But as far as I'm concerned it's Joyce.

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This is not a generally accepted term. Chaucer is held to be the father of English literature. Samuel Richardson is often cited as the author of the first English novel.

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Alfred the Great

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Alfred the Great, king of Wessex

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King Alfred

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John Wycliffe

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