The author of The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer, was thought to be born in 1343. His father was a merchant and Chaucer had many occupations such as a soldier and a diplomat. His true calling though was as an author. During his services as an English soldier he was captured and held for a ransom of sixteen pounds. A few years later he married one of the queens servants named Philippa Pan. Chaucer did not write …showed first 75 words of 685 total…

…showed last 75 words of 685 total…in himself.(Wolff) <Tab/><Tab/> Works Cited Chaucer, Geoffrey. "The Canterbury Tales: The Prologue." Trans. Nevill Coghill. Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes. New Jersey: Upper Saddle River, 2000. 99-101. Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes. New Jersey: Upper Saddle River, 2000. Wolff, Rachel."PinkMonkey.com MonkeyNotes for The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer." PinkMonkey.com. Pink Monkey Notes. 15 November 2004 < http://pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/monkeynotes/pmCanterbury67.asp>.