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Chaucer by G. K. Chesterton is a wonderful and exalting biography about the Middle Ages and the monolithic works of the renowned Geoffrey Chaucer. Contents: "The Greatness of Chaucer Chapter 2. The Age of Chaucer Chapter 3. Public and Private Life Chapter 4. The Garden of Romance Chapter 5. The Canterbury Tales Chapter 6. Chaucer as an Englishman Chapter 7. Chaucer and the Renaissance."
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G. K. Chesterton
G.K. Chesterton (1874–1936) was an English writer, philosopher and critic known for his creative wordplay. Born in London, Chesterton attended St. Paul’s School before enrolling in the Slade School of Fine Art at University College. His professional writing career began as a freelance critic where he focused on art and literature. He then ventured into fiction with his novels The Napoleon of Notting Hill and The Man Who Was Thursday as well as a series of stories featuring Father Brown.
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