Agreed. We read selections from The Canterbury Tales, in translation, as high school freshman. Our genius history teacher made us promise not to tell our paren

Agreed. We read selections from The Canterbury Tales, in translation, as high school freshman. Our genius history teacher made us promise not to tell our parents, and let us read one of the dirty ones. I was sold. Later, I learned Middle English, and read the entire Tales. He's brilliant. Reliably funny and engaging (except for one chapter, obviously written in spite after being swindled IRL!).