Chaucer's Canterbury tales

The Resource Chaucer's Canterbury tales

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Chaucer's Canterbury tales

Statement of responsibility

retold and illustrated by Marcia Williams

Language

eng

Summary

Marcia Williams retells Chaucer's popular tales in comic-strip style. As the pilgrims each tell their tales in turn, discover what happened when old John the carpenter took a young and flirtatious wife, how the students gave the thieving miller his come-uppance, what all women desire, and more.

Cataloging source

StDuBDS

Dewey number

741.5941

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary form

short stories

Summary expansion

A selection of well-loved tales from Chaucer's literary masterpiece retold in humorous comic-strip style. Travel back to Medieval England and join Chaucer and his band of Canterbury pilgrims in this wonderful introduction to one of Britain's greatest literary legacies. These nine well-loved tales, from a host of colourful characters - the Knight, the Miller, the Reeve, the Wife of Bath, the Summoner, the Clerk, the Franklin, the Pardoner and the Nun's Priest - are brought to life with Marcia Williams' trademark witty, comic-strip art, allowing this classic text to be enjoyed by all ages

Target audience

juvenile

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The work Chaucer's Canterbury tales represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in City of Westminster Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.