The Canterbury Tales

<p>The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer stands as a cornerstone of English literature. This edition presents selections from Chaucer's masterwork offering a taste of the diverse stories told by pilgrims journeying to Canterbury. Written in Middle English the tales showcase Chaucer's skill as a poet storyteller and observer of human nature.</p> <p>From the knight's chivalrous tale to the wife of Bath's bold assertions the characters and their narratives provide a rich tapestry of medieval life. This edition carefully curated allows modern readers to engage with the wit humor and profound insights that have made The Canterbury Tales an enduring classic.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>