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Geoffrey Chaucer worked on his Canterbury Tales from 1386 or 1387 until his
death in 1400. The current edition presents Chaucer’s original English, as
edited by W. W. Skeat (Clarendon Press, 1900), and a new, modern
English translation by Peter Tuttle.
Published in 2007 by Barnes & Noble Classics with new modern English
translation, Introduction, A Note on the Text and the Translation, Notes,
Biography, Chronology, Inspired By, Comments & Questions,
and For Further Reading.
Introduction, Notes, and For Further Reading
Copyright © 2006 by Robert W. Hanning.
Note on Geoffrey Chaucer, The World of Geoffrey Chaucer and The
Canterbury Tales, A Note on the Text and the Translation, Inspired by
The Canterbury Tales, Comments & Questions, For Further Reading,
and translation of The Canterbury Tales by Peter Tuttle
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The Canterbury Tales
ISBN-13: 978-1-59308-080-8 ISBN-10: 1-59308-080-8
eISBN : 978-1-411-43378-6
LC Control Number 2006937723
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