St. Dale

Author / Editor
McCrumb, Sharyn.

Title
St. Dale

Published
New York: Kensington, 2005.

Physical Description
311 pp.

Description
A novel set in the contemporary U.S. that alludes to CT in sustained ways. The plot follows a group of racecar fans on the Dale Earnhardt Memorial Pilgrimage, and includes a tour organizer named Bailey; participants named Reverend Knight, Mr. Franklin, and Mr. Reeve; and chapter titles such as "The Knight's Tale" and "The Bride's Tale." In a concluding note, the author mentions that she wanted to write "a Canterbury Tales with a modern saint."

Chaucer Subjects
Chaucer's Influence and Later Allusion
Canterbury Tales--General