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The Canterbury Tales: A Retelling by Peter Ackroyd (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
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By Geoffrey Chaucer, Peter Ackroyd (Translator), Peter Ackroyd (Adapted by), Peter Ackroyd (Introduction), Ted Stearn (Illustrator)
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"A romp for the ages" (Vanity Fair)—now with a graphic cover and deluxe packaging
Renowned novelist, historian, and biographer Peter Ackroyd takes on what is arguably the greatest poem in the English language and presents it in a prose vernacular that makes it accessible to readers while preserving the spirit of the original. A mirror for medieval society, The Canterbury Tales concerns a motley group of pilgrims who meet in a London inn on their way to Canterbury and agree to take part in ...
Renowned novelist, historian, and biographer Peter Ackroyd takes on what is arguably the greatest poem in the English language and presents it in a prose vernacular that makes it accessible to readers while preserving the spirit of the original. A mirror for medieval society, The Canterbury Tales concerns a motley group of pilgrims who meet in a London inn on their way to Canterbury and agree to take part in ...
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