Chaucer's tale : 1386 and the road to Canterbury /

This is the eye-opening story of the birth of one of the most celebrated literary creations of the English language. The middle-aged Chaucer did not enjoy the literary celebrity he has today--far from it. He was living quietly in London with a modest bureaucratic post, writing poetry for a small aud...

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Main Author:	Strohm, Paul, 1938- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, New York : Viking, 2014.
Subjects:	Chaucer, Geoffrey, > -1400. Chaucer, Geoffrey, > -1400. > Canterbury tales. Poets, English > Middle English, 1100-1500 > Biography. England > Social life and customs > 1066-1485. England > Social conditions > 1066-1485.
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