A Tale Of Two Cities (The Great Writers Library)

Charles Dickens

ISBN 10: 0863077110 / ISBN 13: 9780863077111

Published by Marshall Cavendish Ltd.

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. A very good condition book. A few page sections have a mild and uniform tan. An edition with faux leather green covers. Seller Inventory # wbs3247903923

Synopsis:

The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century. The tales (mostly written in verse although some are in prose) are told as part of a story-telling contest by a group of pilgrims as they travel together on a journey from Southwark to 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.

Following a long list of works written earlier in his career, including Troilus and Criseyde, House of Fame, and Parliament of Fowls, the Canterbury Tales was Chaucer's magnum opus. He uses the tales and the descriptions of its characters to paint an ironic and critical portrait of English society at the time, and particularly of the Church. Structurally, the collection resembles The Decameron, which Chaucer may have read during his first diplomatic mission to Italy in 1372.

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Tale Of Two Cities (The Great Writers ...
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Ltd.
Condition: Very Good