The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

The Canterbury Tales stands conspicuous among the great literary achievements of the middle ages. Told by a jovial procession of pilgrims - knight, priest, yeoman, miller, or cook - as they ride towards the shrine of Thomas a Becket, they present a picture of a nation taking shape. The tone of this never-resting comedy is, by turns, learned, fantastic, lewd, pious, and ludicrous. 

Penguin Classics 1964 paperback edition in good condition.