Chaucer: 126 books

Dieses eBook: "Die Canterbury-Erzählungen (Canterbury Tales)" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen. Die Canterbury-Erzählungen sind in eine Rahmenhandlung eingebunden, die von einer Pilgergruppe auf ihrem Weg von...

Few of us have not read or heard of the increasing number of “discipline groups” that flourish behind locked doors, stimulating sexual appetites and often triggering sexual climaxes through the medium of corporal punishment. Imagine, as has Chaucer Cartwright, an entire society which has...

With A to Z Classics, discover or rediscover all the classics of literature. Contains Active Table of Contents (HTML) and ​in the end of book include a bonus link to the free audiobook. One spring day, the Narrator of The Canterbury Tales rents a room at the Tabard Inn before he recommences his...

When an eclectic group of pilgrims take turns telling tales while on the road to Canterbury Cathedral, the Wife of Bath, an older woman who has been married and widowed five times, tells her tale . . . eventually. But first she shares her opinions on marriage and the role of women with her fellow...

Classic / British English ‘We’ll give a free dinner to the person who tells the best story. Now, put up your hands if you agree.’ The pilgrims all held up their hands. A group of pilgrims are travelling together for five days from London to Canterbury. On the way, each pilgrim has to tell...

A lively re-telling of the medieval classic. One fine spring day, thirty pilgrims set off from Harry Bailey's inn in Southwark for the shrine of Thomas A Becket in Canterbury. The innkeeper makes an offer that none of the travellers can refuse: a free dinner at his inn, on their return, to...

Set against the epic backdrop of the battle of Troy, Troilus and Criseyde is an evocative story of love and loss. When Troilus, the son of Priam, falls in love with the beautiful Criseyde, he is able to win her heart with the help of his cunning uncle Pandarus, and the lovers experience a brief period...

The first feminist edition of these two tales. Wynne-Davies addresses the social and cultural context of the poems' production in a critical commentary to the texts. Also includes a line by line gloss and a historical introduction.

The two rich English girls were hot as firecrackers and spoiled as fallen fruit. All of North Africa knew the nubile nutcrackers as The Breast and The Buttocks. Swarthy lotharios threatened each other with murderous blades for a single chance at their bountiful white flesh, and all the while, the...

En los viejos tiempos del rey Arturo, cuya fama todavía pervive entre los naturales de Gran Bretaña, todo el reino andaba lleno de grupos de hadas. La reina de los Elfos y su alegre cortejo danzaba frecuentemente por los prados verdes. Según he leído, ésta es la vieja creencia; hablo de hace...

El prólogo del cuento es una conversación entre Bailey y el Molinero. Mientras el anfitrión quería un hombre de bien para contar el cuento, al final deja al molinero narrar su historia. Este es retratado como un borracho, que no sabe hablar, solo dar voces. Advierte que los hombres no deberían...

TRAVELERS’ TALES is a group of erotic stories stretching from the asteroids to classical French ballet; from Verona to Memphis; from a shoe store to a Greyhound bus. The stories are unique in that they are deliciously sexual, but also literate in their construction. The stories are written so that...

Out Late at Night A New Friend The Trapper's Story The Trapping Grounds Conversations and Plans Still in the Dark—The Canoe Again Alone in the Wilderness Trapping Among the Indians The Buffalo Hunt and its Consequences An Awful Awakening The Brigade and an Old Friend Found at Last

Ever had a time of questioning your entire paradigm: The beliefs you were taught, the social stigmas to avoid, the awkward sexual experiences where you felt so alone? What if I were to tell you about my story? Flat out. For example: Growing up in an unconventional polygamous family, forming beliefs...