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The Canterbury tales
By Hastings, Selina & Cartwright, Reg & Chaucer, Geoffrey
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-80500-904-0
- Publisher
- New York : H. Holt, c1988.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 1989
Gr 3-Up Hastings' retelling consists of seven tales, an introduction, a scene at The Tabard, and roughly two sentences introducing each teller: Knight, Miller, Reeve, Nun's Priest Pardoner, Wife of Bath, and Franklin. This smooth, easy reading version includes a simple illustrated index, cuts Chaucer's moralizing (not even Chanticleer's fox comments on his folly), and leaves much bawdry. "The Miller's Tale" is the best slapstick cuckoldry farce ever told, and "The Reeve's Tale" is a ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
