A review by hjswinford
The Canterbury Tales: A Retelling by Peter Ackroyd

5.0

I read this retelling side-by-side with the original Canterbury Tales as my first time reading the classic work of English literature. It was a wonderful way to experience the work. Ackroyd does a fabulous job at staying very true to the spirit of each tale while telling it in more modern prose with language and sentence structure that feel more natural to a modern reader. There are some great lines and snappy wit. He really made these characters come to life and made it so I could enjoy the original Middle English tales a lot more.