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Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400) "Father of English Poetry." "The writings of Chaucer are among the most excellent in the English [language]. His best work is the "Canterbury Tales," the early portion of which was written during his imprisonment." (The Teachers' and Pupils' Cyclopædia, Vol. I., Kansas City: Bufton Book Co., 1909, 336.
The New International Encyclopaedia, Vol. V (New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1920) 99.
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