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The Canterbury Tales

by Geoffrey Chaucer · 1478

Classics · ranked #131 in category

A collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century. The tales (mostly in verse, although some are in prose) are told as part of a story-telling contes

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The verdict

Category
Classics
First published
1478 · 1470s
Author
Geoffrey Chaucer
Standing
Recommended

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