As Chaucer's 14th century pilgrims begin their pilgrimage from London to Canterbury Cathedral, they all agree to tell a story. The five well-known tales in this reader - from that of the noble Knight to the story of the Wife of Bath - present, in a charming and often humorous style, many aspects of the human condition: life, death, strength, weakness, good, evil, generosity, greed and, of course, love.


當喬叟14世紀時的朝貢者們開始從英國前往坎特伯里大教堂朝拜的旅途中，朝貢者們皆同意在旅途中分享一個故事。本書包含高貴的騎士至巴斯夫人所說的5個故事。至今，讀者仍能從故事中感受到充滿魅力及幽默的寫作風格，及學習到許多關於人性哲理的事，如：生命、死亡、力量、人性的弱點、善良、邪惡、慷慨、貪心，當然，愛也在其中。