The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems
by Chaucer, Geoffrey
Chaucer's masterwork gathers pilgrims from all walks of medieval life journeying to Canterbury, each telling vivid tales that range from noble romance to bawdy comedy. A rich, earthy portrait of 14th-century England told with wit, humanity, and unmatched poetic skill.
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Free to ReadPREFACE 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. Transcriber’s Notes: Credits: This e-text was scanned, re-formatted and edited with extra notes by Donal O’ Danachair (kodak_seaside@hotmail.com). I would like to acknowledge the help of Edwin Duncan, Juris Lidaka and Aniina Jokinnen in identifying some of the poems no Longer attributed to Chaucer. This e-text, with its notes, is hereby placed in the public domain. Preface: The preface is for a combined volume of poems by Chaucer and Edmund Spenser. The Spenser poems will shortly be available as a separate E-text. Spelling and punctuation:...