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Geoffrey Chaucer's greatest work paints a brilliant picture of medieval life, society, and values. The stories range from the romantic, courtly idealism of "The Knight's Tale" to the joyous bawdiness of "The Miller's Tale." All are told with a freshness and vigour in this modern verse translation that make them a delight to hear.

Anton Lesser has, as an associate artist with the Royal Shakespeare Company, played many of Shakespeare's most demanding roles, including Troilus (Troilus and Cressida), Edgar (King Lear), Petruchio, Romeo, and Richard III. He is a frequent radio contributor and has recorded many audiobooks, including much of the work of Charles Dickens. Lesser's narration has won him seven AudioFile Earphones Awards.

Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400), English poet, was the son of a London vintner. He was married and held a number of positions at court and in the king's service, including diplomat, controller of customs in the port of London, and deputy forester in the King's Forest in Somerset. He was buried in the Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey where a monument was erected to him in 1555.

Philip Madoc's theater credits include performances in Othello, Faust, Duet for One, and the stage adaptation of Kingsley Amis' novel The Old Devils. His television roles include Sir George Fisun in A Very British Coup, Lancing in the BBC's First Born, and the title role in the BBC production of Lloyd George. Among his films are Operation Daybreak and A Mind to Kill.

Edward de Souza has narrated Don Quixote, The Canterbury Tales, The Island Race, The New Testament, Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, and The Life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, among others. He has played leading roles in over a dozen West End plays and in several seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford, at the Old Vic, and the National Theatre. His film credits include The Thirty-Nine Steps and The Spy Who Loved Me.

Anthony Donovan has toured the United Kingdom as an actor, appearing in works by playwrights as varied as Marlowe, Pinter, and Willy Russell. He was the voice of Joseph Conrad in the BBC Radio production of The Black Heart and his film credits include Keeper and Utz.

Clive Merrison is a film, stage, and television actor who has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre, and the Old Vic. He and Michael Williams are the only acting duo to have completed the entire canon of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories.

Clive Swift is known the world over for his comic work in the television show Keeping Up Appearances. His career has been based, however, on extensive theatrical work with the RSC and other leading British companies, and in films such as A Passage to India. He is the founder of The Actor's Centre in London.