8 Canterbury Tales
What the Canterbury Tales Are
The Canterbury Tales are one of the great classics of all literature. They were written by Geoffrey Chaucer, poet, warrior, diplomat and royal pensioner, about 1387, and are famous for the pictures they give of life in the 14th century. The tales were supposed to have been told by various members of a pilgrimage to Canterbury Cathedral in England to while away the time. John Erskine, celebrated author of The Private Life of Helen of Troy, now relates these tales delightfully for the readers of The American Weekly, and Edmund Dulac, famed English painter and etcher, makes them vivid with his incomparable art. — From The American Weekly 1942
What readers are saying about 8 Canterbury Tales:
Editor Albert Seligman, an avid collector and preserver of Dulac’s work, has pulled together a beautiful volume that includes those eight Canterbury tales as told by John Erskine, paired up with Edmund Dulac’s illustrations. Seligman also includes biographies of both men and a history of The American Weekly to turn this book into a well-rounded education that will help you appreciate Erskine, Dulac, and of course, Chaucer. — A License to Quill