Geoffery Chaucer Geoffrey Chaucer was one of the most influential authors of the late Middle Ages. He was born in London, England, but the exact date is unknown. Chaucer was probably the son of John Chaucer a tavern keeper, who was deputy to the king's butler. He may have gone to either Oxford or Cambridge. All of his jobs, vacations, and experiences affected the way he wrote. Without these experiences we might not have any of his works. When Geoffrey Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales, he had a great deal of work ahead of him. At first, he intended to tell two st....

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