Project Gutenberg 2000-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 2702 Chaucer, Geoffrey 1342 1400 Chaucer, Jeffrey Purves, David Laing 1838 1873 Purves, D. Laing (David Laing) The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_The_Canterbury_Tales Life of Chaucer -- The Canterbury Tales -- The Court of Love -- The Cuckoo and The Nightingale -- The Assembly of Fowls -- The Flower and The Leaf -- The House of Fame -- Troilus and Cressida -- Chaucer's Dream -- The Prologue To The Legend of Good Women -- Chaucer's A.B.C. -- Miscellaneous Poems Donal O’Danachair Updated: 2022-12-06. "The Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer is a collection of narrative poems written during the 14th century. This seminal work features a diverse array of characters, primarily drawn from various social strata of medieval England, who embark on a pilgrimage to Canterbury. Each character shares their own tale, offering insights into the culture, morals, and societal norms of the time, making the collective narrative a rich tapestry of medieval life. At the start of "The Canterbury Tales," the narrator introduces the setting: a lively evening at the Tabard Inn in Southwark, where a group of twenty-nine pilgrims gathers for their journey to Canterbury. The narrator, eager to join them, describes the characters in vivid detail, beginning with the worthy Knight, his young Squire, and their Yeoman. Other characters, including a Prioress, a Monk, a Friar, and various tradesmen, are introduced through engaging descriptions that highlight their distinct personalities and social roles. As the pilgrims anticipate their storytelling competition during the pilgrimage, the framework for a series of tales that reflect both their individual experiences and the complexities of 14th-century society is established. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400 Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Poetry English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500 PR Text Best Books Ever Listings Category: Poetry Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 1874115 2025-07-01T12:43:38.488907 text/html 1903223 2022-12-06T00:56:33 text/html 826663 2025-07-01T12:44:24.079775 application/epub+zip 831253 2025-07-01T12:43:52.658847 application/epub+zip 798533 2025-07-01T12:43:45.831917 application/epub+zip 1427142 2025-07-01T12:44:36.751167 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1272850 2025-07-01T12:44:13.377786 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1226233 2022-09-02T03:51:02.980196 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1729309 2025-07-01T12:43:34.542005 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1729089 2022-12-06T01:02:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20236 2025-07-01T12:44:36.930167 application/rdf+xml 20246 2025-07-01T12:43:46.541946 image/jpeg 4639 2025-07-01T12:43:46.184889 image/jpeg 659331 2022-12-06T01:02:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 681379 2022-12-06T01:02:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 775431 2025-07-01T12:43:38.629946 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia