An ill-matched band of strangers sets off on a pilgrimage from London to Canterbury. To amuse themselves along the way, they hold a storytelling competition - but the tales soon turn from ripping yarns to slanging matches. Geoffrey Chaucer's outrageous comic tales from the 14th century are retold for children of today in this luxury, illustrated gift edition.

 

This book features in the following series: Illustrated Stories, Usborne Illustrated Story Collections .

This book has been graded for interest at 8+ years.

There are 216 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Usborne Publishing Ltd .

Geoffrey Chaucer , known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages and was the first poet to have been buried in Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey.