An edition of Chaucer: Ackroyd's Brief Lives (Ackroyd Brief Lives) (2004)

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An edition of Chaucer: Ackroyd's Brief Lives (Ackroyd Brief Lives) (2004)

Chaucer

1st ed. in the U.S.A.

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Profiles the eventful life of master fourteenth-century English poet Geoffrey Chaucer, recounting his life as a courtier, diplomat, and literary luminary, who was also indicted for rape, sued for debt, and captured in battle.

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Nan A. Talese/Doubleday
Language
English
Pages
188

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Subjects

English Poets, Biography, Middle English, Poets, biography, Chaucer, geoffrey, -1400

People

Geoffrey Chaucer (d. 1400)

Times

Middle English, 1100-1500

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Cover of: Chaucer (Ackroyd's Brief Lives)
Chaucer (Ackroyd's Brief Lives)
September 1, 2005, Tantor Media
Audio CD in English - MP3 Una edition
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Cover of: Chaucer
Chaucer
2005, Nan A. Talese/Doubleday
in English - 1st ed. in the U.S.A.
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Cover of: Chaucer (Ackroyd's Brief Lives)
Chaucer (Ackroyd's Brief Lives)
September 1, 2005, Tantor Media
MP3 CD in English - MP3 Una edition
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Cover of: Chaucer (Ackroyd's Brief Lives)
Chaucer (Ackroyd's Brief Lives)
September 1, 2005, Tantor Media
Audio CD in English - Unabridged edition
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Cover of: Chaucer
Chaucer
2005, Nan A. Talese/Doubleday
in English - 1st ed. in the U.S.A.
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Cover of: Chaucer
Chaucer: Ackroyd's Brief Lives (Ackroyd Brief Lives)
January 18, 2005, Nan A. Talese
in English
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Chaucer: Brief Lives
April 1, 2004, CHATTO & WINDUS
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Table of Contents

The Londoner
A courtly training
The diplomat
An Italian connection
The civil servant
The court of the boy king
A nest of troubles
Bloody revolt
The affairs of Troy
Residence in Kent
The tales of Canterbury
Last years

Edition Notes

"First published in Great Britain in 2004 by Chatto & Windus"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-176) and index.

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New York
Series
Ackroyd's brief lives
Genre
Biography

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Pagination
xviii, 188 p. :
Number of pages
188

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL23273581M
Internet Archive
chaucer00ackr
ISBN 10
0385507976
LCCN
2004049796
OCLC/WorldCat
55131561
Library Thing
337429
Goodreads
67715

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