Project Gutenberg 2005-02-09 Public domain in the USA. 108 Stewart, Anna Bird The Belles of Canterbury: A Chaucer Tale Out of School Reading ease score: 85.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. "A play in one act for eleven girls." Produced by Kentuckiana Digital Library, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Belles of Canterbury: A Chaucer Tale Out of School" by Anna Bird Stewart is a one-act play written in the early 20th century. This work can be categorized as a comedic literary adaptation that combines elements of classic literature with modern education themes. The play explores the characters from Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" through the interactions of contemporary schoolgirls, showcasing a clash between the past and present. In the play, a group of girls at a modern school grapple with the pressure of studying Chaucer's works, expressing their frustrations in humorous dialogue. As the students discuss their Thanksgiving party plans, the characters from "The Canterbury Tales" magically come to life, revealing their perspectives and quirks in contrast to the girls' contemporary views. The Junior, who is frustrated with Chaucer's antiquated language and serious themes, is eventually confronted by these characters. Through a series of comedic exchanges, the play highlights themes of understanding, respect for literature, and personal growth, ultimately leading the Junior to appreciate Chaucer's enduring relevance. The narrative ends on a light-hearted note as the girls return, bewildered by the Junior's extraordinary experience, leaving the audience to consider the lasting impact of great literature across generations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en American drama -- 20th century PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 71425 66668 2025-01-14T20:29:01.711047 2023-09-07T05:40:53.593031 text/html text/html 62490 2020-12-14T02:12:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 19047 2020-12-14T02:12:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 106082 2025-01-14T20:29:08.163034 application/epub+zip 105841 2025-01-14T20:29:04.998068 application/epub+zip 83975 2025-01-14T20:29:03.768036 application/epub+zip 266034 2025-01-14T20:29:10.266020 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260946 2025-01-14T20:29:07.394023 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 153875 2022-09-07T19:27:17.176752 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 44459 44368 2025-01-14T20:29:01.161050 2023-09-07T05:40:53.226023 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 44178 2020-12-14T02:12:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 16854 2020-12-14T02:12:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 44169 2020-12-14T02:12:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16828 2020-12-14T02:12:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21014 2025-01-14T20:29:10.397525 application/rdf+xml 20318 2025-01-14T20:29:04.321030 image/jpeg 4545 2025-01-14T20:29:04.047025 image/jpeg 104514 2025-01-14T20:29:01.717062 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog