Project Gutenberg 2014-02-27 Public domain in the USA. 471 Chaucer, Geoffrey 1342 1400 Chaucer, Jeffrey Skeat, Walter W. (Walter William) 1835 1912 Skeat, Walter William Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 — The House of Fame; The Legend of Good Women; The Treatise on the Astrolabe; The Sources of the Canterbury Tales Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 — The House of Fame; The Legend of Good Women" is a compilation of literary works by Geoffrey Chaucer, likely written in the 14th century. This volume includes the notable poems "The House of Fame" and "The Legend of Good Women," with a significant focus on themes surrounding love, legend, and allegory, revealing Chaucer’s evolving literary style. The latter work specifically highlights various famous women from history and mythology, offering insight into their stories and the nature of love. The opening of the volume introduces the poem "The House of Fame," detailing its authenticity and highlighting its influences from notable writers such as Dante and Ovid. The narrative begins with Chaucer's personal journey through a dream-like landscape led by an eagle, symbolizing aspiration and enlightenment. This section also hints at Chaucer's reflections on fame and rumor, setting the stage for deeper explorations into the nature of storytelling and legacy within the world of literature. The introduction articulates Chaucer's intent behind the works and his innovative approach to poetry during his time, leaving readers with a sense of curiosity about the rich, interconnected tales to follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45027/45027-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 80.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500 PR Text Category: Poetry Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 1881514 2025-07-18T08:53:06.106486 text/html 1882834 2024-10-24T02:58:52 text/html 2982657 2025-07-18T08:53:41.611847 application/epub+zip 3007342 2025-07-18T08:53:12.642460 application/epub+zip 884134 2025-07-18T08:53:09.135509 application/epub+zip 4014987 2025-07-18T08:53:59.807783 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3781784 2025-07-18T08:53:37.271896 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1211459 2022-09-20T14:37:15.666484 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1400311 2025-07-18T08:52:59.802569 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1380072 2024-10-24T02:58:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17955 2025-07-18T08:54:00.040788 application/rdf+xml 10036 2025-07-18T08:53:09.741499 image/jpeg 2031 2025-07-18T08:53:09.443492 image/jpeg 3113150 2025-07-18T08:53:06.270554 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 en.wikipedia