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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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.
Opening of the book
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.