Canterbury TalesAt the Tabard Inn in Southwark, a jovial group of pilgrims assembles, including an unscrupulous Pardoner, a noble-minded Knight, a ribald Miller, the lusty Wife of Bath, and Chaucer himself. As they set out on their journey towards the shrine of Thomas a Becket in Canterbury, each character agrees to tell a tale. The twenty-four tales that follow are by turns learned, fantastic, pious, melancholy and lewd, and together offer an unrivalled glimpse into the mind and spirit of medieval England. |
Contents
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THE MILLER | 64 |
THE REEVE | 81 |
THE MAN OF LAW | 96 |
His Tale | 122 |
CHAUCER | 139 |
THE WIFE OF BATH | 166 |
THE SQUIRE | 270 |
THE FRANKLIN | 285 |
THE PHYSICIAN | 305 |
THE PARDONER | 312 |
THE SECOND NUN | 327 |
THE CANONS YEOMAN | 340 |
THE MANCIPLE | 361 |
THE PARSON | 370 |
THE SUMMONER | 195 |
THE CLERIC | 218 |
THE MERCHANT | 244 |
CRITICAL EXCERPTS | 421 |
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