Books with title The Prologue, the Knight's tale, and the Nun's priest's tale

The parentage, date of birth, and many other details in the life of Geoffrey Chaucer, the Father of English Poetry, are involved in more or less obscurity, and those mentioned in the following brief biography, although in accordance with the best authorities, must not all be regarded as unquestionably established. He was bom probably in 1340 (not in 1328, as formerly believed). His father was John Chaucer, a wealthy vintner, evidently of some social standing, since in 1338 he was in attendance on King Edward III. Geoffrey was liberally educated. Both Cambridge andO xford claim him as a student, and it is probable that he attended both universities, a practice not uncommon with scholars of his day. At the period of his leaving Oxford, says Leland, he was already an acute dialectician, a persuasive orator, an elegant poet, a grave philosopher, an able mathematician, and an accomplished divine. In 1357 he was in the kings service as page in the household of Lionel, third son of Edward III.; and in 1359 he served in the army that invaded France, where he was taken prisoner, but soon after released, the king paying sixteen pounds toward his ransom.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

Excerpt from Chaucer's the Prologue and the Knightes TaleIn 1357 he was in the king's service as page in the household of Lionel, third son of Edward III.; and in 1359 he served in the army that invaded France, where he was taken prisoner, but soon after released, the king paying sixteen pounds toward his ransom.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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The Prologue the Knight's tale, and the Nun's priest's tale, from Chaucer's Canterbury tales. This book, "The Prologue the Knight's tale and the Nun's priest's tale", by Chaucer Geoffrey, is a replication of a book originally published before 1899. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.

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