Inspired by Boccaccio's "Decameron", and framed as a storytelling competition between a group of pilgrims, Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" is one of the greatest...
Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality...
Classic / British English 'We'll give a free dinner to the person who tells the best story. Now, put up your hands if you agree. ' The pilgrims all held up their hands...
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Chaucer's 'Parliament of Fowls' is a story about love, lust, honour, nature ... and ducks. Simon Webb's highly accessible modern English verse translation conveys...
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This Norton Critical Edition of Chaucer's masterpiece is based on Stephen Barney's text and is accompanied by a translation of its major source, Boccaccio's "Il Filostrato"...
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A simplified and shortened retelling which remains faithful to the original text in the treatment of the story. Ages: 8+...
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David Wright's classic translation brings Chaucer's masterpiece of Middle English storytelling into clear modern prose. "The Canterbury Tales "has entertained readers for...
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"A romp for the ages" ("Vanity Fair") now with a graphic cover and deluxe packaging Renowned novelist, historian, and biographer Peter Ackroyd takes on what is arguably the greatest...
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During his life, Geoffrey Chaucer (born c. 1340) was courtier, diplomat, revenue collector, administrator, negotiator, overseer of building projects, landowner and knight of the shire...
King of the barnyard, Chanticleer struts about all day. When a fox bursts into his domain, dupes him into crowing, and then grabs him in a viselike grip, Chanticleer must do some quick...
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Set against the epic backdrop of the battle of Troy, Troilus and Criseyde is an evocative story of love and loss. When Troilus, the son of Priam, falls in love with the beautiful Criseyde,...
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A series of titles in the Penguin Classics relaunch. Feature detailed introductions, explanatory notes and suggestions for further reading...
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'Whoever best acquits himself, and tells The most amusing and instructive tale, Shall have a dinner, paid for by us all... ' In Chaucer's most ambitious poem, The Canterbury...
Part of Alma Classics Evergreen series, The Canterbury Tales are here presented in their original Middle-English. This edition contains a wealth of material and a substantial number...
Third edition of this most authentic complete works of Chaucer available, at a special introductory price of $19.99. After 3 months, the price will rise to $24.99...
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A completely new edition of the most popular and widely-studied work of the English middle ages. Original spelling alongside on-page glossery...
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This major milestone in the history of English literature is presented in a sumptuous hardback edition with printed page edges, lavishly illustrated by and William Morris and Edward...
A group of pilgrims pass the time by telling stories of chivalric romances, bawdy tales, fables, legends, and more. Noble, coarse, jolly, and pious, this reknowned classic is translated...
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With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling...
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"This book has been more helpful to the students--both the better ones and the lesser ones--than any other book I have ever used in any of my classes in my more than a quarter century...
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The Wyves Tale of Bathe and prologue are among the best-known of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. They give insight into the role of women in the Late Middle Ages and are probably...
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