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Nevill coghills brilliant modern english translation of chaucers masterpiece, the canterbury tales, has always. Penguin classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across. New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and. In modern english penguin classics by chaucer, geoffrey and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It is a story of a group of travelers on their way to england. The canterbury tales by geoffrey chaucer goodreads. This books publish date is dec 01, 1996 and it has a suggested retail price. The title of this book is the canterbury tales penguin classics and it was written by geoffrey chaucer, james grout, richard briers. The tales are as various as the pilgrims themselves, encompassing comedy, pathos, tragedy, and cynicism. Textbook and etextbook are published under isbn 0140440224 and 9780140440225. One of the great masterworks of english literature, in a gorgeous new clothbound edition in the canterbury tales chaucer created one of the great touchstones of english literature, a masterly collection of chivalric romances, moral allegories, and low farce. In the canterbury tales chaucer created one of the great touchstones of english literature, a masterly collection of chivalric romances, moral allegories and low farce part of penguins beautiful hardback clothbound classics series, designed by the awardwinning coralie bickfordsmith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in highquality colourful, tactile cloth with foil. Geoffrey chaucer was born in london, the son of a vintner, in about 42. Buy the canterbury tales penguin classics book online at best prices in india on.
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