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　　In the first in a new series of brief biographies, bestselling

author Peter Ackroyd brilliantly evokes the medieval world of

England and provides an incomparable introduction to the great

poet’s works.

Geoffrey Chaucer, who died in 1400, lived a surprisingly eventful

life. He served with the Duke of Clarence and with Edward III, and

in 1359 was taken prisoner in France and ransomed. Through his

wife, Philippa, he gained the patronage of John of Gaunt, which

helped him carve out a career at Court. His posts included

Controller of Customs at the Port of London, Knight of the Shire

for Kent, and King's Forester. He went on numerous adventurous

diplomatic missions to France and Italy. Yet he was also indicted

for rape, sued for debt, and captured in battle.

He began to write in the 1360s, and is now known as the father of

English poetry. His Troilus and Criseyde is the first

example of modern English literature, and his masterpiece, The

Canterbury Tales, the forerunner of the English novel,

dominated the last part of his life.

In his lively style, Peter Ackroyd, one of the most acclaimed

biographers and novelists writing today, brings us an eye-opening

portrait, rich in drama and colorful historical detail, of a

prolific, multifaceted genius.

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　　PETER ACKROYD is the author of the recent bestselling books

London and the award-winning Life of Thomas More. His

early works include The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde, which

received the Somerset Maugham Award; Hawksmoor, winner of

both the Whitbread Novel of the Year and the Guardian

Fiction Award; and Chatterton, which was short-listed for

the Booker Prize. His most recent novel, The Clerkenwell

Tales, is a thriller set in medieval London, which was

inspired by his Chaucer short biography. He lives in London,

England, and is completing his Shakespeare biography and a new

novel.

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In the first in a new series of brief biographies, bestselling author Peter Ackroyd brilliantly evokes the medieval world of England and provides an incomparable introduction to the great poet’s works.

Geoffrey Chaucer, who died in 1400, lived a surprisingly eventful life. He served with the Duke of Clarence and with Edward III, and in 1359 was taken prisoner in France and ransomed. Through his wife, Philippa, he gained the patronage of John of Gaunt, which helped him carve out a career at Court. His posts included Controller of Customs at the Port of London, Knight of the Shire for Kent, and King's Forester. He went on numerous adventurous diplomatic missions to France and Italy. Yet he was also indicted for rape, sued for debt, and captured in battle.

He began to write in the 1360s, and is now known as the father of English poetry. His Troilus and Criseyde is the first example of modern English literature, and his masterpiece, The Canterbury Tales , the forerunner of the English novel, dominated the last part of his life.

In his lively style, Peter Ackroyd, one of the most acclaimed biographers and novelists writing today, brings us an eye-opening portrait, rich in drama and colorful historical detail, of a prolific, multifaceted genius.