Geoffrey Chaucer was unable to complete the 120 stories that he planned to write in the Canterbury Tales because the number of pilgrims he had conceived was to be 31, including himself as the narrator, but he was only able to capture 24 stories.
Thus, his death caused him to lose his lofty goal of completing 120 stories in the Canterbury Tales, detailing the satirical realism of the experiences of the pilgrims.
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