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The Canterbury Tales

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4 out of 5
Based on 64 Ratings and 64 Reviews

Book Description
Ever since William Caxton printed his editions of The Canterbury Tales at the end of the fifteenth century, Chaucer's masterpiece has been a bestseller and it has now sold more copies than any other work in English literature except the Bible. This new edition takes the complete text of Nevill Coghill's long-established translation and illustrates it from a wealth of medieval illuminations, manusc... More
Book Information
PublisherLeopard Books
BindingHardcover (193 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages288
ISBN-10B000K2O90U
Publication Date/1995
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About Geoffrey Chaucer (Author) : Geoffrey Chaucer was a published author, editor, illustrator, and a photographer of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Geoffrey Chaucer include Canterbury Tales, ... more
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About Melvyn Bragg (Foreword) : Melvyn Bragg is a published editor. A published credit of Melvyn Bragg is The White Peacock (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of D.H. Lawrence).
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About John Wain (Introduction) : John Wain is a published editor. A published credit of John Wain is Emma (Macmillan students' novels).
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About Nevill Coghill (Translator) : Nevill Coghill is a published translator. Published credits of Nevill Coghill include The Canterbury Tales (Penguin Classics), The Canterbury Tales: In Modern English (Penguin Classics).
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