Canterbury Tales For Young Readers Of Geoffrey Chaucer Golden Press 1962

Eleven stories appropriate for young readers from the famous tales of Chaucer. Captivating illustrations by Gustaf Tenggren throughout.

Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343 - 25 October 1400), 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, 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.

Pages are in Like New Condition, Cover shows wear (see photos).