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The Canterbury Tales (Oxford Illustrated Classics Series)) Hardcover – October 26, 1995

by Geraldine McCaughrean (Author), Victor G. Ambrus (Author, Illustrator)

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An illustrated retelling of Geoffrey Chaucer's famous work in which a group of pilgrims in fourteenth-century England tell each other stories as they travel on a pilgrimage to the cathedral at Canterbury.

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"McCaughrean's accomplished prose version of the medieval classic retains the basic plot and humor of Chaucer's original poem. Colorful detailed illustrations accompany an accessible introduction to the medieval masterpiece."--The Horn Book Guide

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press (October 26, 1995)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 124 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 019278109X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0192781093
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.55 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.75 x 11.5 inches

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Geoffrey Chaucer (/ˈtʃɔːsər/; c. 1343 - 25 October 1400), known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages and was the first poet to be buried in Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey.

While he achieved fame during his lifetime as an author, philosopher, and astronomer, composing a scientific treatise on the astrolabe for his ten-year-old son Lewis, Chaucer also maintained an active career in the civil service as a bureaucrat, courtier and diplomat. Among his many works, which include The Book of the Duchess, the House of Fame, the Legend of Good Women and Troilus and Criseyde. He is best known today for The Canterbury Tales.

Chaucer was a crucial figure in developing the legitimacy of the vernacular, Middle English, at a time when the dominant literary languages in England were French and Latin.

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Dipper

A first rate introduction to a classic

Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2013

To read is to self educate, and one should NEVER stop learning. I wholeheartedly agree with D. Blankenship's views above.
There is too much of a tendency these days to be 'PC' and actually expose children ONLY to over-sanitised versions of these wonderful classics of English Literature . To add insult to injury, cash-strapped libraries find themselves forced to sell off countless 'treasures', with the result that children lacking books at home are further deprived of a chance to enrich their reading experience.
I hadn't seen this version before, but love its approach, making a very enjoyable introduction to Chaucer. The further treat of seeing Victor Ambrus given full rein to enjoy his favourite subject, horses, makes this book a treasure indeed!

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