{"product_id":"the-canterbury-tales-illustrated-paperback","title":"The Canterbury Tales: Illustrated - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHugh Thomson\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eD. Laing Purves\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Chaucer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Canterbury Tales (Middle English: Tales of Caunterbury) is a collection of 24 stories that runs to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer between 1387-1400. In 1386, Chaucer became Controller of Customs and Justice of Peace and, in 1389, Clerk of the King's work. It was during these years that Chaucer began working on his most famous text, The Canterbury Tales. The tales (mostly written in verse, although some are in prose) are presented as part of a story-telling contest by a group of pilgrims as they travel together on a journey 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343 - 25 October 1400), known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages. He was the first poet to be buried in Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 614\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.24 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 20, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51795195756832,"sku":"9781978467309","price":28.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/34afcf33195fe49c9b24c0f89d2a412e.webp?v=1780743794","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-canterbury-tales-illustrated-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}