Inflation is the increase in the prices of goods and services across an economy. When prices inflate, you need more money to buy the same things. The opposite of inflation is deflation, when prices are lower across a range of goods and services.
James Howell, a 17th century historian cum writer was the first writer to earn his living from writing alone in the English language; other writers of those times pursued writing as a hobby, not a profession as writing alone never paid enough.
This is the only website solely devoted to unearthing En-hedu-Ana--the first known/named author of all literature. There were many anonymous scribes who wrote before her but she was the first to identify herself in her writings. And she is the first person to write in the first person! En-hedu-Ana lived around 2300-2225 BCE and was revered as the most important religious figure of her day. Through her powerful incantations/songs to Inanna,the goddess of Love and War she changed the course of history and was remembered for centuries after her death.