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Synopsis
This book makes this classic story available to a young readership while still capturing the atmosphere and suspense of the original story.
Little did the travellers know that when they agreed to a storytelling competition on their way to Canterbury, they would be subjected to the Pardoner's crooked ways! Will the Pardoner convince the travellers to part with their money?
Chaucer was the first great writer of English literature. His Canterbury Tales (inc. The Pardoner's Tale) revolutionised medieval literature by telling stories about ordinary people. The Pardoner's Tale is one of the most popular and admired tales from Chaucer.
Illustrated by Chris Mould.
Consultant: Pat Pinsent, University of Surrey
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Review
... recommended for young readers (for the illustrations as well as for the retellings... (TES TEACHER)
Timeless tales promising to spark the imagination and offer hours of enjoyment. These books will surely get your child into the reading habit. (Motherhood, Singapore)
A TALE that is more than 600 years old and still has the power to hld children's interest has got to be worth a look. (Aberdeen Evening News)
Book Description
A retelling of one of Chaucer's most popular stories from The Canterbury Tales.
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Pardoner's Tale (English Classics S.)
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Pardoner's Tale (English Classics)
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George G.Harrap & Co Ltd, 1974
ISBN 10: 0245558861
ISBN 13: 9780245558863
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 172 pages. cover scuffed on edges, writing on inside cover, page edge foxedEssential Reading for Students of Medieval LiteratureThe Pardoner's Tale is one of the most interesting of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. The tale on its ow n is a neatly told exemplum on the dangers of greed, but the tale and its prolog ue also casts a light on one of Chaucer's most interesting characters: the Pardo ner himself, and his own love of greed and deception.This edition present s three versions of the General Prologue description of the Pardoner, the Introd uction, Prologue and the Tale. The three versions are:Original version in Middle EnglishDual Middle English and Modern English version - with a line by line translation rather than a parallel prose translationModern English v ersionThere is also a brief introduction to the tale. Seller Inventory # 6613g
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