was a poet and a government bureaucrat. What is a bureaucrat?

A bureaucrat is someone who works for the government.

works for the government. Usually at a desk. A desk job.

Chaucer was a poet who wrote

a book called “Canterbury Tales.”

“Canterbury Tales” is important for a number of reasons.

One of which is, it was the first book

written in English. Chaucer

was born in 1343 AD in London, England

But at that time most people wrote in

French or Latin. Chaucer was the first person

to write in English.

Here’s an example of some words he might have written.

So it’s not difficult to read but it’s kind of difficult. For example, this word might

be reason or refen or I don’t know.

So Chaucer was the first person to write in English

He’s famous for his

Canterbury Tales

And because of his book, people began writing

in English instead of

French or Latin.