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The Summoner's Tale
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"The Summoner's Tale" is one of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.
The Summoner from the Ellesmere Manuscript of Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales
The Summoner from the Ellesmere Manuscript of Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales
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The Canterbury Tales is a collection of twenty-four stories that runs to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer between 1387 and 1400. It is widely regarded as Chaucer's magnum opus. The tales are presented as part of a story-telling contest by a group of pilgrims as they travel together from London to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. The prize for this contest is a free meal at the Tabard Inn at Southwark on their return.
A Tale from the Decameron by John William Waterhouse
A Tale from the Decameron by John William Waterhouse
Canterbury Cathedral from the north west c. 1890–1900 (retouched from a black & white photograph)
Canterbury Cathedral from the north west c. 1890–1900 (retouched from a black & white photograph)
Title page of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in the hand of "Scribe B", identified as Adam Pinkhurst, c. 1400.
Title page of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in the hand of "Scribe B", identified as Adam Pinkhurst, c. 1400.
The Peasants' Revolt of 1381 is mentioned in the Tales.
The Peasants' Revolt of 1381 is mentioned in the Tales.