Gift edition of the early classic work of Epic Literature, written in the same era as Divine Comedy. Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales between 1387 and 1400, as a series of stories told by a group of thirty people who travel as pilgrims to Canterbury. The pilgrims come from every part of society, tell each other tales to pass the time while they travel, offering romance, farce, philosophy, religion and satire in a ribald reflection of humankind. One of the greatest works of English Literature. Flame Tree Gothic Fantasy, Classic Stories and Epic Tales collections bring together the entire range of myth, folklore, epic literature and modern short fiction. Highlighting the roots of suspense, supernatural, science fiction and mystery stories, the books in Flame Tree Collections series are beautifully presented, perfect as a gift and offer a lifetime of reading pleasure. AUTHOR: Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343 1400), born in London, England, is often considered the greatest English poet of the middle ages and the 'father of English literature'. Throughout his life, Chaucer maintained a successful career in the civil service, including roles as a noblewoman's page, a courtier and a diplomat, and later achieved fame for his extensive body of poetry and philosophy. Perhaps the best known of these is his unfinished work The Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories told by 24 fictional pilgrims in a story-telling competition as they journey to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket. SELLING POINTS: . Gorgeous gift edition of epic literature connecting myths, legends and modern short stories . Foiled, embossed cover, printed on silver paper, matt laminated. . Specially written introduction for the book. . Companion title to The Divine Comedy, Morte D'Arthur and Paradise Lost. 25 b/w line drawings