The Canterbury tales

Introduction

The prologue

The knight's tale

The miller

The wife of Bath

The merchant

The franklin's tale

The pardoner

The prioress

The nun's priest's tale

Glossary

Bibliography.

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.

The general prologue

The Knight's tale

The Miller's tale

The Reeve's tale

The Wife of Bath's tale

The Friar's tale

The Clerk's tale

The Merchant's tale

The Franklin's tale

The Pardonner's tale

The Shipman's tale

The Prioress's tale

The Nun's Priest's tale.

Characters

General prologue

The knight's tale, part one

The knight's tale, part two

The knight's tale, part three

The knight's tale, part four

Prologue to the miller's tale

The miller's tale

Prologue to the wife of Bath's tale

The wife of Bath's tale

Prologue to the pardoner's tale

The pardoner's tale

Prologue to Sir Thopas

The tale of Sir Thopas

The host interrupts Chaucer

Prologue to the nun's priest's tale

The nun's priest's tale

Epilogue to the nun's priest's tale.