Chaucer in the Classroom

_____. Canterbury Tales, The: Selected Works with Related Readings. New York: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2001. 8vo – over 7¾” – 9¾” tall. Hard Cover. ISBN: 0-07-823547-2. Student edition for high school. 309 pp.

_____. Chaucer, Geoffrey. Canterbury Tale and Its Author, A. Farmington, Maine: Knowlton, D. H., 1908. 16mo – over 5¾” – 6¾” tall. Stapled. Grey paper cover with black lettering. Number 78 of “The School World.” Editor/translator not listed. 32 pp.

_____. Chaucer, Geoffrey. Squiers Tale from The Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer, The: With Life, Grammar, Notes, and an Etymological Glossary. New York: Maynard, Merrill and Co., 16mo – over 5¾” – 6¾” tall. Cloth. Probably edited by Reed, Alonzo, and Brainerd Kellogg between 1878 and 1890. These are the dates of the grammar books published by Maynard, Merrill. 1893-1906. Original cost: 35 cents. 80 pp.

_____. Chaucer: The Clerkes Tale. London: W. And R. Chambers, Limited, 1903. 16mo – over 5¾” – 6¾” tall. Green cloth with black lettering on front cover and spine. 108 pp.

_____. Chaucer: The Clerkes Tale. London: W. And R. Chambers, Limited, 1903. 16mo – over 5¾” – 6¾” tall. Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Green cloth with black lettering on front cover and spine. 108 pp.

_____. Highroads of Literature, The. London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1919. 8vo – over 7¾” – 9¾” tall. Cloth. Blue-gray cover with dark blue lettering on front cover and spine. 192 pp. Contains illustrations by Briton Riviere, Ford Madox Brown, Sir John Gilbert, T. C. Gotch, John Linnell, J. F. Lewis, J. R. Herbert, John Clacton, J. McWhirter, w. R. Symonds, James Drummond. This is Book 3, The Morning Star of The Royal School Series. 25-69. Contains Knight’s Tale and Man of Law’s Tale.

Applied Practice. Selections from The Canterbury Tales: Pre-AP/AP. Dallas, TX: Applied Practice, Ltd., 2008. 4to – over 9¾” – 12″ tall. Spiral Bound. Resource guide for studying for the AP test. Uses the Nevill Coghill translation.

Beck, Richard J., Ed. Preamble and Tale of the Wife of Bath, The. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1977. 12mo – over 6¾” – 7¾” tall. Trade Paperback. ISBN: 05-000724-6. Paperback with black-and-white images of the pilgrims on an orange background on front cover. White spine with black lettering. First published 1964. 202 pp. Contains a glossary.

Bullard, Arthur, Ed. An Introduction to Chaucer: With Modern Spelling and Slight Alterations, for Use in Schools, or for Adults Who Have Not Leisure to Study the Original. Norwich, England: Pack, W. J. And Co., 1925. First Edition. 12mo – over 6¾” – 7¾” tall. Green cloth with gold lettering on front cover. 116 pp.

Burrell, Arthur, Ed. Canterbury Tales, The. London: Dent, J. M., 1913. First Edition. 16mo – over 5¾” – 6¾” tall. Light green cloth with black lettering on front cover and spine. Part of the series English Literature for Schools. Volume 2 only. 123 pp.

_____. Canterbury Tales, The: Selected Works with Related Readings. New York: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2001. 8vo – over 7¾” – 9¾” tall. Hard Cover. ISBN: 0-07-823547-2. Student edition for high school. 309 pp.

_____. Chaucer, Geoffrey. Canterbury Tale and Its Author, A. Farmington, Maine: Knowlton, D. H., 1908. 16mo – over 5¾” – 6¾” tall. Stapled. Grey paper cover with black lettering. Number 78 of “The School World.” Editor/translator not listed. 32 pp.

_____. Chaucer, Geoffrey. Canterbury Tale and Its Author, A. Farmington, Maine: Knowlton, D. H., 1913. 16mo – over 5¾” – 6¾” tall. Stapled. Light green paper cover with dark green lettering. Number 334 of “The School World.” Editor/translator not listed. 38 pp.

_____. Chaucer, Geoffrey. Squire’s Tale from The Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer, The: With Life, Grammar, Notes, and an Etymological Glossary. New York: Maynard, Merrill and Co., 16mo – over 5¾” – 6¾” tall. Cloth. Probably edited by Reed, Alonzo, and Brainerd Kellogg between 1878 and 1890. These are the dates of the grammar books published by Maynard, Merrill. 1893-1906. Original cost: 35 cents. 80 pp.

Davies, W. J. And Myfanwy G. Davies, Trans. Clerk of Oxford’s Tale, The. Rendered Into Modern English Prose. Bath, Somerset, England: James Brodie, Ltd., . 12mo – over 6¾” – 7¾” tall. Stapled. Grey paper cover. 30pp. n.d.

Davies, W. J. And Myfanwy G. Davies, Trans. Pardoner’s Tale, The:. Rendered Into Modern English Prose. London and Bath: James Brodie, Ltd., 12mo – over 6¾” – 7¾” tall. Stapled Grey pap cover. 19pp. n.d.

Davies, W. J. And Myfanwy G. Davies, Trans. Prologue to the Canterbury Tales, The: Rendered Into Modern English Prose. London and Bath: James Brodie, Ltd., 2nd. 12mo – over 6¾” – 7¾” tall. Stapled. Grey paper cover. 22 pp. n.d.

Gerould, Gordon Hall, Ed. Prologue and Four Canterbury Tales. New York: Ronald Press, 1935. 16mo – over 5¾” – 6¾” tall. Blue cloth with gold lettering on front cover and spine. Text was used in a class. Glossary included. 349 pp.

Greenlaw, Edwin, Ed. Selections from Chaucer. Chicago: Scott, Foresman and Co., 16mo – over 5¾” – 6¾” tall. Blue cover with gold lettering on front cover and spine. 316 pp.

Hill, Daniel Harvey and Frank Lincoln Stevens, Charles William Burkett. Hill Readers, The: Book Four. Boston: Ginn and Co., 1906. 12mo – over 6¾” – 7¾” tall. Green cover. Contains “The Nun’s Priest’s Tale” pp. 48-50.

Horton, Edith and Annie Carey. Horton-Carey Readers: Book Four. ill. Wireman, Eugenie. New York: Heath, D. C. And Company, 1929. 12mo – over 6¾” – 7¾” tall. Blue cloth with black lettering on spine and front cover. Black and pink designs on front cover. 247 pp. Grade four textbook. Eight lines from Chaucer’s “Knight’s Tale” on page 75.

Howard, Edwin Johnston and Gordon Donley Wilson, Eds. Canterbury Tales, Selected and Edited. Oxford, Ohio: Anchor, 1942. 8vo – over 7¾” – 9¾” tall. Green cloth with black lettering on front covering and spine. 199 pp.

Jones, L. H. Jones Readers By Grades: Book Eight. Boston: Ginn and Co., 1904. 12mo – over 6¾” – 7¾” tall. Cloth. Light green cover with designs on front and back covers in red and black. Black lettering on front cover and spine. 320 pp. Contains “Ballad of Good Counsel” on p. 278.

Levine, Gloria. Canterbury Tales, The: Student Packet. Bulverde, TX: Novel Units, Inc., 2004. 4to – over 9¾” – 12″ tall. Stapled. ISBN: 1-56137-920-4. Study materials for teachers. 44 pp.

Lloyd, L. J., Ed. Chaucer Selection, A. London: Harrap, George G. And Co. Ltd., 1959. 12mo – over 6¾” – 7¾” tall. Red cloth-covered boards with black lettering on spine. Stylized “I” (?) on front cover. 234 pp. Includes glossary. First published in 1952.

Miltner, Robert. Canterbury Tales: Curriculum Unit. Rocky River, Ohio: Center for Learning, The, 1988. 4to – over 9¾” – 12″ tall. Spiral Bound. ISBN: 1-56077-134-8. Red, spiral bound curriculum unit. 84 pages.

Murphy, Michael. Canterbury Tales: The General Prologue and Three Tales, The. San Bernardino, CA : Memoria Press, 2014. First Edition. 8vo – over 7¾” – 9¾” tall. Soft Cover. ISBN: 978-1-61538-101. The target audience for this edition is high school students.

Nicolson, J.U., Trans. Canterbury Tales: An Abridged Version of Chaucer’s Original on the Left and a Modern rendering on the Right. Smyrna, DE: Prestwick House, 2004. 8vo – over 7¾” – 9¾” tall. Trade Paperback. ISBN: 1-58049-520-6.

Robertson, J. Logie, Ed. Select Chaucer, The. Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1902. First Edition. 12mo – over 6¾” – 7¾” tall. Cloth. Maroon cover with blind stamping on front cover and gold lettering on spine. 313 pp. + 16 pp of adverts.

Robertson, J. Logie, Ed. Select Chaucer, The: Part 2 . Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1902. 16mo – over 5¾” – 6¾” tall. Cloth. Grey cover with black lettering on front cover and spine. 109 pp.

Scott, Dorothy and Diana Scott. Junior Form-Room Plays, Second Series. London: Dent, J. M. And Sons, 1939. First Edition. 24mo – over 5″ – 5¾” tall. Purple cloth with gold lettering and design on spine. Contains “The Pardoner’s Tale of the Three Men Who Wished to Kill Death.” from Chaucer. 192 pp.

Sellen, Derek, Ed. Canterbury Tales, The. ill. Manna, Giovanni. Genoa, Italy: Black Cat Publishing, 2007. First Edition. 8vo – over 7¾” – 9¾” tall. Trade Paperback. ISBN: 978-88-530-0638. This is a children’s version for school children who are learning English. Book comes with questions after each story and a CD.

Sellen, Derek, Ed. Canterbury Tales, The. ill. Manna, Giovanni. Hong Kong: Black Cat Publishing, 2003. 8vo – over 7¾” – 9¾” tall. Trade Paperback. ISBN: 7-5617-3602-9/H. This is a children’s version for Chinese school children who are learning English. Book comes with questions after each story and a CD.

Smith, Evelyn, Ed. Form-Room Plays–Junior Book. London: Dent, J. M., 1957. 24mo – over 5″ – 5¾” tall. Blue cloth with gold lettering on spine. Classic stories rewritten as short plays designed to be performed in classrooms. First published in 1920. General editor Sir A. T. Quiller Couch. 256 pp. Contains “The Cock and the Fox” and “The Parlement of Foules.” Signature of “Jackie Atkins” on front and back inside covers.

Smith, Evelyn. Form-Room Plays–Junior Book. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1933. 24mo – over 5″ – 5¾” tall. Blue cloth with gold lettering on spine. Classic stories rewritten as short plays designed to be performed in classrooms. Part of the Kings Treasures of Literature series. General editor Sir A. T. Quiller Couch. 256 pp. Contains “The Cock and the Fox.”

Smith, M. W., Ed. Studies in English Literature. New York: Van Antwerp, Bragg and Co., 1882. First Edition. 12mo – over 6¾” – 7¾” tall. Green cloth with gold lettering on spine. Black, red, and gold lettering on front cover. Contains the General Prologue. 425 pp.

Sodaro, Craig. Canterbury Tales: Adapted from Geoffrey Chaucer’s Poem, A. Tallahassee, FL: Eldridge Publishing Company, 1999. 8vo – over 7¾” – 9¾” tall. Stapled. Blue stapled cover

Strange, Joanna. Canterbury Tales, The. ill. Ambrus, Victor. Edinburgh Gate, Harlow, Essex, England: Pearson Education Limited, 2008. 12mo – over 6¾” – 7¾” tall. Trade Paperback. ISBN: 9781405862325.

Strange, Joanna. Canterbury Tales, The. ill. Ambrus, Victor. Harlow, Essex, England: Pearson Education Limited, 2000. 8vo – over 7¾” – 9¾” tall. Soft Cover. ISBN: 0-582-421144. 56 pp.

Thomas, Eberle and Barbara Redmond. Six Canterbury Tales. New Orleans: Anchorage Press, 1982. 8vo – over 7¾” – 9¾” tall. Stapled. Orange card stock for cover.

Wyatt, A. J., Ed. Prologue to the Canterbury Tales, The. London: University Tutorial Press, 19–? 16mo – over 5¾” – 6¾” tall. Red cloth cover with black lettering on spine and front cover.

Wyatt, A. J., Ed. Prologue to the Canterbury Tales: The Nun’s Priest’s Tale. London: University Tutorial Press, 19–? 16mo – over 5¾” – 6¾” tall. Red cloth cover with black lettering on spine and front cover.

Wyatt, A. J., Ed. Prologue to the Canterbury Tales: The Prologue and Man of Law’s Tale. London: University Tutorial Press, 19–? 16mo – over 5¾” – 6¾” tall. Red cloth cover with black lettering on spine and front cover.

Wyatt, A. J., Ed. Prologue to the Canterbury Tales: The Squire’s Tale. London: University Tutorial Press, 19–? 16mo – over 5¾” – 6¾” tall. Cloth. Red cloth cover with black lettering on spine and front cover.

Ziegler, Carl W. Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales: Selections from The Modern Reader’s Chaucer By John S.P. Tatlock and Percy MacKaye. New York: Macmillan Company, The. 1923. 24mo – over 5″ – 5¾” tall. Brown cloth with gold lettering on front cover.