The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer Paperback Book 9780140422344

At the Tabard Inn in Southwark a jovial group of pilgrims assembles including an unscrupulous Pardoner a nobleminded Knight a ribald Miller the lusty Wife of Bath and Chaucer himself As they set out on their journey towards the shrine of Thomas a Becket in Canterbury each character agrees to tell a tale The twentyfour tales that follow are by turns learned fantastic pious melancholy and lewd and together offer an unrivalled glimpse into the mind and spirit of medieval England