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Life in the UK Test Practice Question · Ho & Duck: Key Facts — History I

Which author composed the famous Canterbury Tales?

A) William Caxton
B) William Shakespeare
C) Geoffrey Chaucer
D) Thomas Malory

Correct answer: Geoffrey Chaucer

Before 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer wrote his famous collection of poems in English, describing a group of travelers going on a pilgrimage to Canterbury.

Related handbook facts

Chaucer's Canterbury Tales was among the first works printed by William Caxton, who introduced the printing press to England.
Geoffrey Chaucer composed a celebrated collection of poems in English before 1400, depicting a group of travellers making a pilgrimage to Canterbury.

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