Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith these delectable & collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design In The Canterbury Tales Chaucer created one of the great touchstones of English literature a masterly collection of chivalric romances moral allegories & low farce A story-telling competition between a group of pilgrims from all walks of life is the occasion for a series of tales that range from the Knight's account of courtly love & the ebullient Wife of Bath's Arthurian legend to the ribald anecdotes of the Miller & the Cook ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & region B Blu-ray It will require a region B Blu-ray player to play the Blu-ray & DVD or a Region 2 DVD player for the DVD The second part of Pasolini&s trilogy is based on the 14th century stories of Geoffrey Chaucer Plunging with gusto into some of the blackest & bawdiest of the tales Pasolini celebrates almost every conceivable form of sexual act with a rich earthy humour The film&s visual magic is complimented by this new high-definition restoration Tom Baker is included in a largely British cast with the director himself taking on the role of Chaucer Actors Hugh Griffith Laura Betti Ninetto Davoli Franco Citti Josephine Chaplin Alan Webb Tom Baker & Pier Paolo Pasolini Director Pier Paolo Pasolini Certificate 15 years & over Year 1972 Languages Italian Additional Languages English Subtitles English Duration 1 hour & 51 minutes (approx) ...

Inspired by Boccaccio's Decameron & framed as a storytelling competition between a group of pilgrims Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales is one of the greatest works of English literature translated from the Middle English with an introduction by Nevill Coghill in Penguin Classics In The Canterbury Tales Chaucer created one of the great touchstones of English literature a masterly collection of chivalric romances moral allegories & low farce A story-telling competition between a group of pilgrims from all walks of life is the occasion for a series of tales that range from the Knight's account of courtly love & the ebullient Wife of Bath's Arthurian legend to the ribald anecdotes of the Miller & the Cook Rich & diverse The Canterbury Tales offers us an unrivalled glimpse into the life & mind of Medieval England Nevill Coghill's masterly & vivid English verse translation is rendered with consummate skill to retain all the vigour & poetry of Chaucer's fourteenth-century Middle English Geoffrey Chaucer (c 1343-1400) was an English author poet philosopher courtier & diplomat best known as the author of The Canterbury Tales Chaucer is credited as being the first author to demonstrate the artistic legitimacy of the vernacular English language The first poet to have been buried in the Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey his other works include The House of Fame Troilus & Criseyde & The Book of the Duchess If you enjoyed The Canterbury Tales you might like Boccaccio's Decameron also available in Penguin Classics' Nevill Coghill's easy seductive translation ensures that this the most popular work in English Literature
- now 600 years old
- will run through yet more centuries delighting yet more readers shaping more writers' Melvyn Bragg

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During his life Geoffrey Chaucer (bornc 1340) was courtier diplomat revenue collector administrator negotiatoroverseer of building projects landowner & knight of the shire He was servant retainer husband friend andfather but is now mainly known as a poet & the father of Englishliterature' a postion to which he was raised by other writers in thegeneration after his death It was Boccaccio's Decameron which inspired Chaucer in the 1390s to begin work on The Canterbury Tales which was still unfinished at his death in October 1400 It tells the story of a group of 30 pilgrims who meet at the Tabard Inn in Southwark on the south bank of the Thames opposite the city of London andtravel together to visit the then famous shrine of St Thomas Becket in Canterbury cathedral The tavern hostwho accompanies them suggests that they amuse one another along the way bytelling stories with the best storyteller awarded a meal in the tavern (paidfor by all the others) on their return The stories told by the pilgrims range from bawdy comedies throughsaints' lives & moral tracts to courtly romances always delivered with agenerous helping of Chaucer's own sly wit & ironic humour Although basinghis characters on the stereotypes of estates satire' Chaucer succeeds in hisaim of producing an overview of his times & their culture for posterity inthe manner of Italian proto-Renaissance writers This transcription & edition is takenfrom British Library MS Harley 7334 produced within ten years of Chaucer'sdeath The on-page notes & glosses aimto enable readers with little or no previous experience of medieva ...

This is the classic novel brought to life in full colour! Wilde's clever parody provides an entertaining twist on the traditional gothic horror story A materialistic American family moves into the English mansion of Canterville Chase much to the annoyance of the resident ghost! This brilliant & often overlooked story is a wonderful commentary on how Wilde saw 'free' America challenging 'traditional' England
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Every little boy dreams about putting on a cape & soaring up up & away but what if one day that dream were to come true? Eric was like every other eight-year-old boy until a tragic accident changed his life forever THE CAPE explores the dark side of power as the adult Eric
- a confused & broken man
- takes to the skies & sets out to exact a terrible vengeance on everyone who ever disappointed him This critically acclaimed Eisner-Award nominated story written by Jason Ciaramella based on the short story by New York Times bestselling author Joe Hill with art by Zach Howard & Nelson Daniel will linger with you long after you turn the last page & force you to ask yourself the question " What if?" For readers who enjoyed Locke & Key Vol 4 Keys to the Kingdom (9781600108860) Locke & Key Vol 3 Crown of Shadows (9781600106958) Locke & Key Vol 2 Head Games (9781600104831) Locke & Key Vol 1 Welcome to Lovecraft (9781600102370) Heart-Shaped Box (9780061147937) Horns (9780061147951) & 20th Century Ghosts (9780061147982)

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Remake of the 1953 film ' Pickup On South Street' which tells of a pickpocket who steals a girl's wallet & finds himself involved in espionage ...

A guidebook to the Cape Wrath Trail a long-distance trek through the Scottish Highlands from Fort William to Cape Wrath The Cape Wrath Trail is a 230 mile 3-week challenge through wild & magnificent landscapes such as Morar Knoydart Torridon & Assynt Crossing such empty country it is for the experienced backpacker only 176 pages 150 colour illustrations 70 maps & 20 route profiles Harper Iain ...

It's 1969 & the war in Vietnam rages on Captain Chase a Medevac helicopter pilot for the US Army is shot down over enemy territory He & his crew are in a fight for their lives as they play a deadly game of cat & mouse with the Vietcong But machine guns & grenades aren't the only frightening things hiding in the jungle Find out what happens in this origin prequel to the Eisner Award-nominated hit The Cape with story by Joe Hill & Jason Ciaramella & art & colors by Nelson Daniel ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Officer Vince Faraday (David Lyons) was a good cop trying to clean up a corrupt city Framed for murder & left for dead he suddenly found himself separated from his family & forced into hiding Now inspired by his son’s favourite comic book hero he’s taking the law into his own hands & playing a deadly game of chess with the powerful kingpin who framed him With the hope of one day reuniting with his family The Cape is sending a loud message to all criminalsrun ...