THE CANTERBURY TALES (Penguin Clothbound Classics) by Geoffrey Chaucer

THE CANTERBURY TALES (Penguin Clothbound Classics) by Geoffrey ChaucerOne of the great masterworks of English literature, in a gorgeous new clothbound editionIn The Canterbury Tales Chaucer created one of the great touchstones of English literature, a masterly collection of chivalric romances, moral allegories, and low farce. A storytelling competition between a group of pilgrims from all walks of life is the occasion for a series of tales that range from the Knight s account of courtly love and the ebullient Wife of

each day is a desperate battle against nature and a fight to keep her children alive

they just might have found her swolemate

the fun of As You Like It and the drama of Pericles

Though neither boy is certain how the day will end

What if he could show the queen of romance herself falling head-over-heels for all the world to see Fizzy gives him a hard pass unless he agrees to her list of demands

the March girls and their friend Laurie are young adults with their futures ahead of them

and neither has he

a hilarious and heartfelt novel of romance

a thousand miles from all inhabited regions and in danger of death

Tiger's mother never talked about her father

and how truly heartbreaking it is to lose someone before their time' Independent

Jane Austen's Emma is a remarkable comedy of manners