In “Geoffrey Chaucer: Unveiling the Merry Bard,” Mary ... and what we believe to be permissible in literature and other forms of art.” Quite so. Chaucer is under threat, but English ...

He was born between 1340 and 1343, son of John Chaucer, a London vintner, and Agnes (Copton). Geoffrey began his career in the service of Lionel, third son of King Edward III, and held various offices ...