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Book Information: Canterbury Tales, the

Canterbury Tales, the (1476) [Collection]
by Geoffrey Chaucer Rating: Weighted - 8.1 / Average - 8.1 of 10 (18 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: FictionGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction/classics


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  • 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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Edition #1: Canterbury Tales, the

Canterbury Tales, the (1951)
Edition Details:

Language: English

Edition: Coghill Translation
Translated by: Nevill Coghill
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Manifested in:

Canterbury Tales, the (2003)

Format: Paperback
Place of publication: New York, NY, USA
Publisher: Penguin Classics
ISBN: 0140424385
Pages: 528

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