1914. A biography of Chaucer who is remembered as the author of The Canterbury Tales, which ranks as one of the greatest epic works of world literature. Chaucer made a crucial contribution to English literature in using English at a time when much court poetry was still written in Anglo-Norman or Latin. Contents: Chaucer's Life and Times; Chaucer's Works; Chaucer's Treatment of His Sources; Chaucer's Character-Drawing; Chaucer's Humour; Chaucer's Descriptive Power; Some Views of Chaucer's on Men and Things; and Chaucer's Influence.