Chaucer

[chaw-ser]

noun

1. Geoffrey, 1340?–1400, English poet.

Chaucer

/ ˈtʃɔːsə /

noun

1. Geoffrey. ?1340–1400, English poet, noted for his narrative skill, humour, and insight, particularly in his most famous work, The Canterbury Tales. He was influenced by the continental tradition of rhyming verse. His other works include Troilus and Criseyde, The Legende of Good Women, and The Parlement of Foules

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Upton Lane remains closed both ways between Kitchener Road and Chaucer Road.

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I’d be out walking our dogs, Puck and Chaucer, and Stephen would just happen to be driving along the same road.

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In Geoffrey Chaucer's famous Canterbury Tales, written in the 14th Century, he said: "And on a Friday fell all this mischance".

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Organisers said the trials can be traced to the 12th Century and were mentioned by Chaucer in The Wife of Bath's Tale in the 14th Century.

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The British Library’s collection includes two of the four surviving copies of Magna Carta, the world’s largest surviving collection of Chaucer manuscripts and five copies of Shakespeare’s First Folio.

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