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Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: »The Canterbury Tales», compiled in the late fourteenth century, is an incisive portrait, infused with Chaucer's wry wit and vibrant, poetical language. He evokes a spectrum of colourful characters, from the bawdy Wife of Bath to the gallant Knight, the fastidious Prioress and the burly, drunken Miller. As they wend their way from Southwark to Canterbury, tales are told to pass the time, and the…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 931 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 576) Аннотация: Eminent poet, translator, and scholar Burton Raffel — whose translation of «Beowulf» has sold more than a million copies — presents a pitch-perfect new translation of the lively, absorbing, and outrageously funny «Canterbury Tales», in a new, unabridged version that ensures none of Chaucer's wit or wisdom is lost.

Скачать книгу (размер 361 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 72) Аннотация: We'll give a free dinner to the person who tells the best story. Now, put up your hands if you agree. The pilgrims all held up their hands. A group of pilgrims are travelling together for five days from London to Canterbury. On the way, each pilgrim has to tell a story to keep the others amused. Some stories are happy, and some are sad. But they all have a message, and we can learn from them.

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: 'We’ll give a free dinner to the person who tells the best story. Now, put up your hands if you agree'. The pilgrims all held up their hands. A group of pilgrims are travelling together for five days from London to Canterbury. On the way, each pilgrim has to tell a story to keep the others amused. Some stories are happy, and some are sad. But they all have a message, and we can learn from them.

Скачать книгу (размер 3 747 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 736) Аннотация: The Canterbury Tales tells the story of 30 pilgrims who meet by chance at the Tabard Inn in Southwark, London, and journey together to the shrine of St Thomas Becket in Canterbury cathedral. To pass the time along the way, they tell stories to one another. This new transcription and edition is taken from British Library MS Harley 7334, a beautifully-decorated, volume produced within ten years of…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: A group of pilgrims travelling to the shrine of Thomas Becket in Canterbury decide that each traveller should tell a story. Read about tales by the Knight, the Nun’s Priest, the Pardoner, the Wife of Bath and the Franklin.