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The adult reader (should I be honoured with such), who can scarcely fail to discern an abrupt stiffness in the construction of the sen tenoes in the following Tales, will bear in mind the complicated difficulties I have had to con tend with, in retaining, as much as possible, Chaucer's antique quaintness and distinctive character in avoiding his repetitions, and yet in incorporating every nervous expression which constitutes the great charm of his graphic descriptions.
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The adult reader (should I be honoured with such), who can scarcely fail to discern an abrupt stiffness in the construction of the sen tenoes in the following Tales, will bear in mind the complicated difficulties I have had to con tend with, in retaining, as much as possible, Chaucer's antique quaintness and distinctive character in avoiding his repetitions, and yet in incorporating every nervous expression which constitutes the great charm of his graphic descriptions.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Often referred to as the father of English poetry, Geoffrey Chaucer was a fourteenth-century philosopher, alchemist, astrologer, bureaucrat, diplomat, and author of many significant poems. Chaucer s writing was influential in English literary tradition, as it introduced new rhyming schemes and helped develop the vernacular traditionthe use of everyday Englishrather than the literary French and Latin, which were common in written works of the time. Chaucer s best-knownand most imitatedworks include The Canterbury Tales, Troilus and Criseyde, The Book of the Duchess, and The House of Fame.
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