Download or read book The Parliament of Fowls written by Geoffrey Chaucer and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-05-31 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chaucer's 'Parliament of Fowls' is a story about love, lust, honour, nature . . . and ducks. Simon Webb's highly accessible modern English verse translation conveys the humour and colour of Chaucer's original, and Simon's introduction explains why the poem is now considered to be the work that first introduced the idea of Valentine's Day as we know it. With introduction, glossary and further reading.