The Imitation of Christ — The most widely read Christian devotional work after the Bible, in its first English translation by William Atkinson (1517), printed by Richard Pynson for Lady Margaret Beaufort.
The Scholemaster — Roger Ascham's treatise on the education of young gentlemen — a defence of gentle teaching, a celebration of the English language, and a portrait of the Elizabethan court. The most influential Tudor text on pedagogy.
Toxophilus — Roger Ascham's dialogue on archery and the virtues of recreation — the first book about sport in the English language, and a Platonic debate on whether study or pastime better serves the Commonwealth.