A 21st century re-imagining of the Canterbury Tales, set on a
vacation cruise in the midst of the pandemic, a wonderful story for
our time  Hoping for an adventure (at a discounted price),
two dozen strangers set sail to balmy St. Thomas in the Virgin
Islands. As different from one another as strangers can be, they
agree to pass the time by telling stories, entertaining one
another. As the stories are shared, everyone learns more about
their neighbors and starts to bond. Partway though the voyage,
however, they are notified about a virus that has spread across the
United States and their destination. Their ship is quarantined and
they are destined to loll on the waves of the open sea until a port
welcomes them. Stuck together in the confines of the ship, they
continue regaling each other with more tales.  A
Journey to St. Thomas is modern re-imagining of Geoffrey
Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. Josiah Hatch, who studied Anglo Saxon
and Middle English languages at Oxford University, uses iambic
pentameter and craftily updates Chaucer’s characters to those on
the present-day cruise liner.
General
Imprint: |
Fulcrum Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2023 |
Illustrators: |
Cathy Morrison
|
Authors: |
Josiah Hatch
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 152mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
416 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-68275-334-7 |
Categories: |
Books
Promotions
|
LSN: |
1-68275-334-4 |
Barcode: |
9781682753347 |
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