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Canterbury Tales, the (1476) [Collection]
by Geoffrey Chaucer Rating: Weighted - 7.9 / Average - 7.9 of 10 (22 votes) (Rate!)
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On a spring day in April--sometime in the waning years of the 14th century--29 travelers set out for Canterbury on a pilgrimage to the shrine of Saint Thomas Beckett. Among them is a knight, a monk, a prioress, a plowman, a miller, a merchant, a clerk, and an oft-widowed wife from Bath. Travel is arduous and wearing; to maintain their spirits, this band of pilgrims entertains each other with a series of tall tales that span the spectrum of literary genres.

Original title: The Canterbury Tales
Original languages: Middle English

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Genre: Fiction→ General Fiction→ Literary Fiction/classics

This work has been adapted as the following works :
Canterbury Tales, the: A Retelling (2009) [Novel]
Author: Peter Ackroyd

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Notes:

Most versions of The Canterbury Tales (which Chaucer left unfinished) are selections rather than the complete Tales, so the stories included in various editions may be different.

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online text (in Middle English) :: University of Virginia Library

The Canterbury Tales (2008)

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Language: English

Translated by: Burton Raffel

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The Canterbury Tales (2008)

Format: Hardcover
Place of publication: New York, NY
Publisher: Modern Library
ISBN: 9780679643555
Dimensions: 6.6 x 9.7 x 1.5 in
Pages: 626
Notes: Introduction by John Miles Foley