While on the long pilgrimage the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral, a group of travelers wager among themselves as to who could tell the best story. And thus begins "The Canterbury Tales" with each pilgrim spinning their yarn for the group, at times rich and eloquent, at times raucous and bawdy, but always with a sharp satirical tone and a clever roll of wit.
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