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    The Canterbury Hall Tales
    The Canterbury Hall Tales
    The Canterbury Hall Tales
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    The Canterbury Hall Tales

    By Bert Johnston

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    In the twenty-first century, the residents of Canterbury Hall gathered around a table to tell each other tales just as Chaucers pilgrims did on their way to Canterbury in the fourteenth century. Like Chaucers stories, these fifteen tales are contemporary to their times, and sometimes the account of the persons who tell these tales are as interesting as the stories themselves. Written in Chaucer-style verse, The Canterbury Hall Tales are a treat for people, young and old, who enjoy the humor and adventure of Chaucers stories. The author has made no attempt to capture Chaucers bawdiness.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateOct 18, 2017
    ISBN9781543458190
    The Canterbury Hall Tales
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    Bert Johnston

    Bert Johnston is a retired pastor and presbytery executive who has left the writing of sermons for the writing of novels. When he writes of the trials and triumphs of pastors and their churches, he writes to entertain, not to preach, but hopes also to inspire.Bert lives with his wife Betty and their cat, Walter Mitty, in southern Alabama, where the waters of the Tensaw Delta flow through the marshes and empty into the beautiful Mobile Bay.

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