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Old 12-16-2023, 03:04 AM   #31640
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Next up: The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, ranslated into modern English by Nevill Coghill. I'm actualy only reading two tales at this point: The Prioress's Tale and The Franklin's Tale for a book club.

I haven't got very far into the first, but it's starting out as a very unpleasant anti-semitic tale, and I fear it's going to carry on that way. I'm unsurprised that it's not as popular as The Wife of Bath's Tale.
The Prioress's Tale is indeed a very unpleasant anti-semitic tale, very much of its time.

The Franklin's Tale is a romance with a happy ending for everyone. Unexpected!

Next up: Season of the Raven by Denise Domning. A freebie I picked up in 2016.
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