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The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales

by Geoffrey Chaucer

A group of pilgrims trade tales as they travel through medieval England.

Languages
English·Español
License
Public Domain
Originally published
1387
Latest release
Oct 9, 2026
Pages
466
Format
6 × 9 in (152 × 229 mm)
Book type
Paperback nonfiction
Read
Public page

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Table of Contents

  1. The Prologue
  2. The Knight’s Tale
  3. The Miller’s Tale
  4. The Prologue
  5. The Miller's Tale
  6. The Reeve’s Tale
  7. The Reeve's Prologue
  8. The Reeve's Tale
  9. The Cook’s Tale
  10. The Prologue
  11. The Cook's Tale
  12. The Man of Law’s Tale
  13. The Prologue
  14. The Tale
  15. The Wife of Bath’s Tale
  16. The Prologue
  17. The Wife of Bath's Tale
  18. The Friar’s Tale
  19. The Prologue
  20. The Friar's Tale
  21. The Sompnour’s Tale
  22. The Sompnour's Prologue
  23. The Friar's Tale
  24. The Clerk’s Tale
  25. The Prologue
  26. Pars Prima
  27. The Merchant’s Tale
  28. The Prologue
  29. The Merchant's Tale
  30. The Squire’s Tale
  31. The Prologue
  32. Pars Prima
  33. The Franklin’s Tale
  34. The Prologue
  35. The Franklin's Tale
  36. The Doctor’s Tale
  37. The Doctor's Prologue
  38. The Physician's Tale
  39. The Pardoner’s Tale
  40. The Prologue
  41. The Pardoner's Tale
  42. The Shipman’s Tale
  43. The Prologue
  44. The Shipman's Tale
  45. The Prioress’s Tale
  46. The Prologue
  47. The Prioress's Tale
  48. Chaucer’s Tale of Sir Thopas
  49. The Prologue
  50. Sir Thopas
  51. Chaucer’s Tale of Meliboeus
  52. The Prologue
  53. The Tale of Melibee
  54. The Monk’s Tale
  55. The Prologue
  56. The Tale
  57. The Nun’s Priest’s Tale
  58. The Prologue
  59. The Nun's Priest's Tale
  60. The Second Nun’s Tale
  61. The Canon’s Yeoman’s Tale
  62. The Prologue
  63. The Tale
  64. The Manciple’s Tale
  65. The Prologue
  66. The Tale
  67. The Parson’s Tale
  68. The Prologue
  69. The Tale