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The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems

Geoffrey Chaucer

  • Poetry
  • Book language: English
  • 861 pages

A collection of narrative poems, most famously a series of tales told by pilgrims traveling to Canterbury. It offers a vivid portrait of medieval life and a variety of human characters. Also includes other poems by Chaucer.

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The Canterbury Tales
and Other Poems
of Geoffrey Chaucer
Edited for Popular Perusal
by
D. Laing Purves

Contents
PREFACE
LIFE OF CHAUCER
THE CANTERBURY TALES
The General Prologue
The Knight’s Tale
The Miller’s tale
The Reeve’s Tale
The Cook’s Tale
The Man of Law’s Tale
The Wife of Bath’s Tale
The Friar’s Tale
The Sompnour’s Tale
The Clerk’s Tale
The Merchant’s Tale
The Squire’s Tale
The Franklin’s Tale
The Doctor’s Tale
The Pardoner’s Tale
The Shipman’s Tale
The Prioress’s Tale
Chaucer’s Tale of Sir Thopas
Chaucer’s Tale of Melibœus
The Monk’s Tale

The Nun’s Priest’s Tale

The Second Nun’s Tale

The Canon’s Yeoman’s Tale

The Manciple’s Tale

The Parson’s Tale

Preces de Chauceres

THE COURT OF LOVE <1>

THE CUCKOO AND THE NIGHTINGALE <1>

THE ASSEMBLY OF FOWLS

THE FLOWER AND THE LEAF <1>

THE HOUSE OF FAME

TROILUS AND CRESSIDA

CHAUCER’S DREAM <1>

THE PROLOGUE TO THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN

CHAUCER’S A.B.C.

MISCELLANEOUS POEMS

Transcriber’s Note.

1. Modern scholars believe that Chaucer was not the author of these poems.

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Contents

  1. The Canterbury Tales
  2. and Other Poems
  3. of Geoffrey Chaucer
  4. Contents
  5. PREFACE.
  6. LIFE OF GEOFFREY CHAUCER.
  7. THE CANTERBURY TALES.
  8. THE PROLOGUE.
  9. THE KNIGHT’S TALE <1>
  10. THE MILLER’S TALE.
  11. THE REEVE’S TALE.
  12. THE COOK’S TALE.
  13. THE MAN OF LAW’S TALE.
  14. THE WIFE OF BATH’S TALE.
  15. THE FRIAR’S TALE.
  16. THE SOMPNOUR’S TALE.
  17. THE CLERK’S TALE.
  18. THE MERCHANT’S TALE.
  19. THE SQUIRE’S TALE.
  20. THE FRANKLIN’S TALE.
  21. THE DOCTOR’S TALE.
  22. THE PARDONER’S TALE.
  23. THE SHIPMAN’S TALE.<1>
  24. THE PRIORESS’S TALE.
  25. CHAUCER’S TALE OF SIR THOPAS.
  26. CHAUCER’S TALE OF MELIBŒUS.
  27. THE MONK’S TALE.
  28. THE NUN’S PRIEST’S TALE.
  29. THE SECOND NUN’S TALE <1>
  30. THE CANON’S YEOMAN’S TALE. <1>

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