"Chaucer for Children: A Golden Key" by Mrs. H.R. Haweis is a late 19th-century children's version of Geoffrey Chaucer's writings, intending to make his stories understandable and fun for kids. The book presents Chaucer's tales of love, goodness, and life lessons through characters taken from his "Canterbury Tales." The story begins by introducing Geoffrey Chaucer as a really important person in English writing , even called "the Father of English Poetry." It shows how different the past was from now days and make Chaucer seem alive and explains how he moved through time, what he wrote, and the ways of life in the 1300s that shaped his stories and helps young readers learn about Chaucer's life and the interesting world of medieval England.
Chaucer for Children: A Golden Key
By Geoffrey Chaucer
A journey back to medieval England introduces young readers to timeless tales of love, virtue, and adventure, reimagined for a new generation.
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About the AuthorGeoffrey Chaucer was an English poet, author, and civil servant best known for The Canterbury Tales. He has been called the "father of English literature", or, alternatively, the "father of English poetry". He was the first writer to be buried in what has since come to be called Poets' Corner, in Westminster Abbey. Chaucer also gained fame as a philosopher and astronomer, composing the scientific A Treatise on the Astrolabe for his 10-year-old son, Lewis. He maintained a career in the civil service as a bureaucrat, courtier, diplomat, and member of parliament.
Geoffrey Chaucer was an English poet, author, and civil servant best known for The Canterbury Tales. He has been called the "father of English literature", or, alternatively, the "father of English poetry". He was the first writer to be buried in what has since come to be called Poets' Corner, in Westminster Abbey. Chaucer also gained fame as a philosopher and astronomer, composing the scientific A Treatise on the Astrolabe for his 10-year-old son, Lewis. He maintained a career in the civil service as a bureaucrat, courtier, diplomat, and member of parliament.
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