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The Ellesmere Manuscript is an early 15th-century illuminated copy of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and one of the work's most important surviving textual witnesses. Written by a professional scribe on parchment, it contains decorated initials and individual portraits of many pilgrims, includi...

The Hengwrt Chaucer is an early manuscript of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, copied around the beginning of the 15th century. It is commonly attributed to the scribe Adam Pinkhurst and is valued because its text is early and comparatively free from later editorial rearrangement. The manuscript...

Chaucer’s General Prologue offers a detailed snapshot of late medieval England through a collection of character sketches. The narrative recounts the journeys and personalities of forty-nine pilgrims traveling to Canterbury Cathedral. It provides valuable insight into social structures, professions,...

The Ellesmere Chaucer is an early 15th-century illuminated manuscript containing Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. It is distinguished by its carefully written text, decorative borders, and individual miniatures of pilgrims, including Chaucer, associated with their tales. The manuscript is held b...

Patience Agbabi is a British poet and performer whose work often bridges the gap between contemporary spoken word and traditional literary forms. Born in London to Nigerian parents, she has been deeply involved in the British poetry scene since the 1990s. She was selected for the Next Generation Poe...