Canterbury Tales
by W
About This Novel
This book is a collection of short stories in verse, narrating the gathering of a group of 30 pilgrims at the Taiba Inn. These pilgrims include knights, monks, nuns, businessmen, craftsmen, doctors, lawyers, scholars, farmers, housewives and other people from all walks of life in the British society at that time. They are preparing to go to Canterbury to worship St. Thomas. The innkeeper loved the fun, so he volunteered to be their guide, and suggested that each person tell two stories on the way to and from the Holy Land to relieve the loneliness during the journey. The innkeeper would act as a referee and select the storyteller. After returning to the hotel, everyone gathered together to treat him to a meal. Everyone accepted the shopkeeper's suggestion, so they embarked on a pilgrimage together the next day and started telling stories.
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