STORIES FROM CHAUCER

1. Prologue.

The priest's tale. The cock and the fox.

2. The lawyer's tale. Constance.

3. The clerk's tale. Patient Griselda.

4. The knight's tale. Palamon and Arcite.

5. The franklin's tale. Dorigen.

Sources for the story teller:

Chaucer, Geoffrey. The student's Chaucer; ed. by Skeat.

Adaptations:

Tales of the Canterbury Pilgrims; retold from Chaucer and others by F.J. Harvey Darton.

This is the most attractive and complete edition of the Chaucer stories for children. The text is freely rendered and the author has rearranged the stories in groups. The book is charmingly illustrated by Hugh Thomson.

Stories from Chaucer retold from the Canterbury tales by J.W. McSpadden.

An excellent rendition of the Chaucer stories. The author has followed closely Chaucer's lines and in many places has included the original verse. This version will be found helpful in the preparation of the ten stories that it contains.

Canterbury chimes; or Chaucer tales retold for children by F. Storr and H. Turner.

This collection gives the Prologue and six of the pilgrims' stories. It follows closely the original verse, but is not as attractive as the McSpadden version, although the two are similar.

The Chaucer story book by Eva March Tappan.

Includes eleven stories freely told and simplified. On this account may be used for younger children. Some of the atmosphere of Chaucer's original tales is lost but the plots are made very clear, which is an aid in the preparation of the stories.