CHAUCER, Geoffrey;

THE CANTERBURY TALES.

London, The Folio Society, 1998. Royal 8vo. pp. xxii + 519 with black & white illustrations. Original red cloth spine wIth oatmeal papered hardcover boards in red slipcase. Very Good Copy. Item #193258

Chaucer's long poem follows the journey of a group of pilgrims, 31 including Chaucer himself, from the Tabard Inn in Southwark to St Thomas à Becket's shrine at Canterbury Cathedral. The host at the inn suggests each pilgrim tell two tales on the way out and two on the way home to help while away their time on the road. The best storyteller is to be rewarded with a free supper on their return.

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