English language experts say Geoffrey Chaucer was the first important writer to use the English language.

VOA: special.2011.01.05

Listen for a few moments as Warren Scheer reads the beginning of Chaucer's famous "Canterbury Tales."

VOA: special.2011.01.05

The story of the swan's last song found a place in the works of other writers, including the early English writers Chaucer and Shakespeare.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

Chaucer's most famous work is "The Canterbury Tales,"

VOA: special.2011.01.05