One story in this book tells of a girl named Sophie who is mortally wounded in five places before Prudence convinces her husband, Melibee, to forgive the attackers; that story in this book has the same narrator as a story about a knight who prepares to battle Sir Olifaunt to win the elf-queen.
One story in this book tells of a girl named Sophie who is mortally wounded in five places before Prudence convinces her husband, Melibee, to forgive the attackers; that story in this book has the same narrator as a story about a knight who prepares to battle Sir Olifaunt to win the elf-queen. One of the characters in this book wears a brooch inscribed with the Latin "Amor vincit Omnia" and is named (*) Madame Eglentyne, while another character is a red-haired man with a large wart on his nose who likes dirty jokes. A story in this book tells of Pertelote who is loved by the rooster Chanticleer, and it begins by describing a group of people departing from the Tabard Inn to visit the shrine of Thomas a Becket. For 10 points, name this book that includes stories told by a Reeve, a Merchant, and the Wife of Bath, written by Geoffrey Chaucer.
One story in this book tells of a girl named Sophie who is mortally wounded in five places before Prudence convinces her husband, Melibee, to forgive the attackers; that story in this book has the same narrator as a story about a knight who prepares to battle Sir Olifaunt to win the elf-queen.
The Canterbury Tales