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# First published 1958, timeless scholarship Penguin Classics trusted edition 600 pages of authentic medieval text The Canterbury Tales: Geoffrey Chaucer (Penguin Classics)

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> 📜 Walk the Pilgrims’ Path with Chaucer’s Timeless Tales

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## Key Features

- • **Join a Legacy of Readers:** Over 3,200 reviews and a 4.4-star rating prove this edition’s enduring appeal among literary enthusiasts.
- • **Comprehensive 600-Page Edition:** Includes Prologue, historical chronology, pronunciation notes, and bibliography for deep scholarly insight.
- • **Trusted Penguin Classics Quality:** A definitive edition edited by Professor A.C. Cawley, ensuring academic rigor and readability.
- • **Dive into Authentic Medieval English:** Experience Chaucer’s original language, preserving the rich nuances lost in modern translations.
- • **Perfect for the Modern Millennial Scholar:** Own a piece of literary history that bridges medieval storytelling with today’s intellectual curiosity.

## Overview

The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, Penguin Classics edition, offers a meticulously edited 600-page text preserving Chaucer’s original Middle English. Edited by Professor A.C. Cawley and first published in 1958, this edition includes valuable scholarly tools such as a chronology, pronunciation notes, and bibliography. Highly rated and beloved by over 3,200 readers, it’s a must-have for anyone seeking an authentic medieval literary experience.

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Buy The Canterbury Tales: Geoffrey Chaucer (Penguin Classics) 1 by Chaucer, Geoffrey, Coghill, Nevill (ISBN: 9780140424386) from desertcart's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Review: I have,nt got around to teading it yet - A classic book
Review: Chaucer in his own words - This Everyman's Library edition of The Canterbury Tales is published in as near to Geoffrey Chaucer's own words as the known manuscripts allow. Edited by A C Cawley, during his time as Professor of English and Medieval Literature in the University of Leeds, this edition was first published in 1958 and stands as one of the best editions of the Tales. Whilst later translations give the gist of the stories in modern language, the student of Medieval English will find this edition of great help in understanding the nuances of Chaucer's meanings to some words, some of which can be lost in translation to modern English. Begun in 1387, in what would have been considered to be Chaucer's old age, in medieval times; we can almost feel ourselves being jostled and cajoled by our companions as we walk the Pilgrims Way from London to Canterbury towards the shrine of Thomas Becket. All the while listening to the fables of farce, courtly love and stories of sexual shenanigans as we stop and replenish ourselves along the route. This 600 page edition includes the Prologue, a chronology of contemporaneous events, notes on pronunciation and a bibliography. Worthy of inclusion on your bookshelves. Another reprinting of this edition would be welcomed.

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## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
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| Best Sellers Rank | 40,167 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 12 in Christian Poetry 48 in Classical, Early & Medieval Poetry 64 in Epics |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 3,227 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I have,nt got around to teading it yet
*by A***R on 12 January 2026*

A classic book

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Chaucer in his own words
*by M***M on 22 December 2013*

This Everyman's Library edition of The Canterbury Tales is published in as near to Geoffrey Chaucer's own words as the known manuscripts allow. Edited by A C Cawley, during his time as Professor of English and Medieval Literature in the University of Leeds, this edition was first published in 1958 and stands as one of the best editions of the Tales. Whilst later translations give the gist of the stories in modern language, the student of Medieval English will find this edition of great help in understanding the nuances of Chaucer's meanings to some words, some of which can be lost in translation to modern English. Begun in 1387, in what would have been considered to be Chaucer's old age, in medieval times; we can almost feel ourselves being jostled and cajoled by our companions as we walk the Pilgrims Way from London to Canterbury towards the shrine of Thomas Becket. All the while listening to the fables of farce, courtly love and stories of sexual shenanigans as we stop and replenish ourselves along the route. This 600 page edition includes the Prologue, a chronology of contemporaneous events, notes on pronunciation and a bibliography. Worthy of inclusion on your bookshelves. Another reprinting of this edition would be welcomed.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Hard Going
*by D***E on 12 November 2025*

A book I always wanted to read. Struggled to make sense of some of the language

## Frequently Bought Together

- The Canterbury Tales
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