Written by Geoffrey Chaucer. An English poet was born in London 1342(uncertain of the date of birth) Also Chaucer was from a family of successful merchants. Not enough information about where he studied but there is some education in Latin and Greek. Chaucer married a woman named Philippa Roet when he was the age around 23 and had 3 or 4 children. Chaucer died in October 1400 and was buried in Westminster Abbey in London. He is also known as The Father of English Literature. The Canterbury Tales is about a storytelling contest by a group of pilgrims as they travel together on a journey from London to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. The prize for this contest is a free meal at the Tabard Inn at Southwark on their return.
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