The Canterbury tales

Biographical note --

Introduction --

Translator's foreword --

The Canterbury tales --

General prologue --

The Knight's tale --

The Miller's prologue --

The Miller's tale --

The Steward's prologue [the Reeve's prologue] --

The Cook's prologue --

The Cook's tale --

Introductory words to the Man of Law's tale --

Prologue to the Man of Law's tale --

The Man of Law's tale --

Epilogue to the Man of Law's tale [of disputed authenticity] --

The Wife of Bath's prologue --

The Wife of Bath's tale --

The Friar's prologue --

The Friar's tale --

The Summoner's prologue --

The Summoner's tale --

The Cleric's prologue --

The Cleric's tale --

Chaucer's happy song --

The Merchant's prologue --

The Merchant's tale --

Epilogue to the Merchant's tale --

Introduction to the Squire's tale --

The Squire's tale [unfinished] --

The Landowner's prologue [the Franklin's prologue] --

The Landowner's tale [the Franklin's tale] --

The Physician's tale --

Introduction to the Pardon Peddler's tale [introduction to the Pardoner's tale] --

The Pardon Peddler's prologue [the Pardoner's prologue] --

The Pardon Peddler's tale [the Pardoner's tale] --

The Shipman's tale --

The Host's merry words to the Shipman and the Prioress --

Prologue to the Prioress's tale --

The Prioress's tale --

Prologue to Sir Thopas --

Sir Thopas --

The Host stops Chaucer's narration --

The tale of Melibee --

The prologue of the Monk's tale --

The Monk's tale : De casibus virorum illustrium [the fall of illustrious men] --

The prologue of the Nun's Priest's tale --

The Nun's Priest's tale of Cock and Hen, Chauntecleer and Pertelote --

Epilogue to the Nun's Priest's tale --

The Second Nun's prologue --

Prayer to the Virgin Mary --

The Second Nun's tale --

Prologue of the Cleric-Magician's servant [the Canon's Yeoman's prologue] --

Tale of the Cleric-Magician's servant [the Canon's Yeoman's tale] --

The Provisioner's prologue [the Manciple's prologue] --

The Provisioner's tale [the Manciple's tale] --

The Parson's prologue --

The Parson's tale --

Here the Maker of this book takes his leave --

Notes.

The nun's priest's tale

The pardoner's tale

The wife of Bath's tale

The franklin's tale.

The Canterbury tales --

Fragment 1 (Group A) --

General prologue --

The knight's tale --

The Miller's prologue and tale --

The Reeve's prologue and tale --

The Cook's prologue and tale --

Fragment II (Group B¹) --

The man of law's introduction, prologue, tale, and epilogue --

Fragment III (Group D) --

The wife of Bath's prologue and tale --

The friar's prologue and tale --

The summoner's prologue and tale --

Fragment IV (Group E) --

The clerk's prologue and tale --

The merchant's prologue, tale, and epilogue --

Fragment V (Group F) --

The squire's introduction and tale --

The Franklin's prologue and tale --

Fragment VI (Group C) --

The physicians tale --

The pardoner's introduction, prologue, and tale --

Fragment VII (Group B²) --

The shipman's tale --

The prioress's prologue and tale --

The prologue and tale of Sir Thopas --

The tale of Melibee --

The monk's prologue and tale --

The nun's priests' prologue, tale, and epilogue --

Fragment VIII (Group G) --

The second nun's prologue and tale --

The canon's Yeoman's prologue and tale --

Fragment IX (Group H) --

The manciple's prologue and tale --

Fragment X (Group I) --

The Parson's prologue and tale --

Chaucer's retraction.

Chaucer's life- Chaucer's works

The Canterbury Tales: Group A: The Prologue ; The Knight's tale ; Words between the Host and the Miller ; The Miller's tale ; The Reeve's prologue ; The Reeve's tale ; The Cook's prologue ; The Cook's tale

Group B: Introduction to the Man of Law's tale ; The Man of Law's prologue ; The Man of Law's tale ; Epilogue to the Man of Law's tale ; The Shipman's tale ; Words of the Host to the Shipman and the Prioress ; The Prioress's prologue ; The Prioress's tale ; Words of the Host to Chaucer ; Chaucer's tale of Sir Topaz ; Host stops Chaucer's tale of Sir Topaz ; Chaucer's tale of Melibee (in synopsis) ; Words of the Host to the Monk ; The Monks tale ; Words of the Knight and the Host ; The Nun's priest's tale ; Words of the Host to the Nun's priest

Group C: The Physician's tale ; Words of the Host to the Physician and to the Pardoner ; The Pardoner's prologue ; The Pardoner's tale

Group D: The Wife of Bath's prologue ; Words between the Summoner and the Friar ; The Wife of Bath's tale ; The Friar's prologue ; The Friar's tale ; The Summoner's prologue ; The Summoner's tale

Group E: The Clerk's prologue ; The Clerk's tale ; Chaucer's envoy to the Clerk's tale ; The Merchant's prologue ; The Merchant's tale ; Epilogue to the Merchant's tale

Group F: The Squire's prologue ; The Squire's tale ; Words of the Franklin to the Squire and of the Host to the Franklin ; The Franklin's prologue ; The Franklin's tale

Group G: The Second nun's prologue ; The Second nun's tale ; The Canon's yeoman's prologue ; The Canon's yeoman's tale

Group H: The Manciple's prologue ; The Manciple's tale

Group I: The Parson's prologue ; The Parson's tale ; Chaucer's retractions

Notes.