The Canterbury Tales (Puffin Classics)

This version is easy to understand and has 12 or 13 of the tales. The Lit books usually cover the prologue and either the knights tale or pardoners tale. This is nice because you get a more comprehensive view of the tales, characters and the time period. Great for cross-curriculum study of British Literature and Western Civilization.

Excellent summarization of this classic, that can be challenging to many. I loved how the plots of each of Chaucer's stories were edited to be complete, yet understandable, thus allowing me to "know" these important works. After all these years, I finally am familiar with Chaucer, which, to me, was an important thing to do.

It's wonderful! My kids are reading this to go along with Ruth Johnston's linguistics course, "Excavating English." This book gives a very entertaining picture of the time period of mixing of Anglo-Saxon and Norman cultures/languages, but done in a kid-friendly way.

Bought this book to read with my granddaughter who is in seventh grade. The book is written well for a seventh grade level. I read this book in high school and enjoyed reading it again.

Though this is a children's version of the venerated Canterbury Tales, I enjoyed it immensely. I recommend it for those who want to be familiar with the content but don't especially want to wade through the Olde Englishe.

Loved the translation into traditional story form. The stories themselves are excellent with just the right amount of wit, intellect and suspense. The Lady of Bath is a favorite. What do women really want? Read and find out!!!

Wonderful classic book. One of my favorites.

My 10YO son loved this and thoroughly enjoyed Geraldine McCaughrean's Chaucer update and the humor in the stories. He wanted to read more of her stories when he was done. (Next up was Peter Pan in Scarlet, which he also liked.)

Comprato per mio figlio per scuola, cosa dire di più è un libro

Solid tales

well done prose retelling...fun...suitable for kids...

Bon. Attention il s agit de lediton réécrite pour les enfants. Intéressant à lire en parallèle avec l'original en vers.

good avoidance of the naughty bits...kids can read this expurgated text, and later, when adults, be shocked when reading the original in anglo-saxon....too bad it is prose, and not rhymed poetry, but that might have been too much to ask...to re-write chaucer, in modern english, cleaned-up, and make it rhyming and poetic...this is good enough...good introduction, good exposition....trust puffin!