Geoffrey Chaucer: Quick Facts

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Born	c.1342 or c.1343 • London? • England
Died	October 25, 1400 • London • England
Notable Works	“Hous of Fame” • “Legend of Good Women” • “The Book of the Duchess” • “The Canon’s Yeoman’s Tale” • “The Canterbury Tales” • “The Clerk’s Tale” • “The Cook’s Tale” • “The Franklin’s Tale” • “The Friar’s Tale” • “The Knight’s Tale” • “The Man of Law’s Tale” • “The Manciple’s Tale” • “The Merchant’s Tale” • “The Miller’s Tale” • “The Monk’s Tale” • “The Nun’s Priest’s Tale” • “The Pardoner’s Tale” • “The Parlement of Foules” • “The Parson’s Tale” • “The Physician’s Tale” • “The Prioress’s Tale” • “The Reeve’s Tale” • “The Second Nun’s Tale” • “Treatise on the Astrolabe” • “Troilus and Criseyde”