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Table of Contents
From the Book - 2009 Modern Library paperback edition.
Biographical note --
Introduction --
Translator's foreword --
The Canterbury tales --
General prologue --
The Knight's tale --
The Miller's prologue --
The Miller's tale --
The Steward's prologue [the Reeve's prologue] --
The Cook's prologue --
The Cook's tale --
Introductory words to the Man of Law's tale --
Prologue to the Man of Law's tale --
The Man of Law's tale --
Epilogue to the Man of Law's tale [of disputed authenticity] --
The Wife of Bath's prologue --
The Wife of Bath's tale --
The Friar's prologue --
The Friar's tale --
The Summoner's prologue --
The Summoner's tale --
The Cleric's prologue --
The Cleric's tale --
Chaucer's happy song --
The Merchant's prologue --
The Merchant's tale --
Epilogue to the Merchant's tale --
Introduction to the Squire's tale --
The Squire's tale [unfinished] --
The Landowner's prologue [the Franklin's prologue] --
The Landowner's tale [the Franklin's tale] --
The Physician's tale --
Introduction to the Pardon Peddler's tale [introduction to the Pardoner's tale] --
The Pardon Peddler's prologue [the Pardoner's prologue] --
The Pardon Peddler's tale [the Pardoner's tale] --
The Shipman's tale --
The Host's merry words to the Shipman and the Prioress --
Prologue to the Prioress's tale.
The Prioress's tale --
Prologue to Sir Thopas --
Sir Thopas --
The Host stops Chaucer's narration --
The tale of Melibee --
The prologue of the Monk's tale --
The Monk's tale : De casibus virorum illustrium [the fall of illustrious men] --
The prologue of the Nun's Priest's tale --
The Nun's Priest's tale of Cock and Hen, Chauntecleer and Pertelote --
Epilogue to the Nun's Priest's tale --
The Second Nun's prologue --
Prayer to the Virgin Mary --
The Second Nun's tale --
Prologue of the Cleric-Magician's servant [the Canon's Yeoman's prologue] --
Tale of the Cleric-Magician's servant [the Canon's Yeoman's tale] --
The Provisioner's prologue [the Manciple's prologue] --
The Provisioner's tale [the Manciple's tale] --
The Parson's prologue --
The Parson's tale --
Here the Maker of this book takes his leave --
Notes.
From the Book - 2008 Modern Library edition.
Biographical note --
Introduction --
Translator's foreword --
The Canterbury tales --
General prologue --
The Knight's tale --
The Miller's prologue --
The Miller's tale --
The Steward's prologue [the Reeve's prologue] --
The Cook's prologue --
The Cook's tale --
Introductory words to the Man of Law's tale --
Prologue to the Man of Law's tale --
The Man of Law's tale --
Epilogue to the Man of Law's tale [of disputed authenticity] --
The Wife of Bath's prologue --
The Wife of Bath's tale --
The Friar's prologue --
The Friar's tale --
The Summoner's prologue --
The Summoner's tale --
The Cleric's prologue --
The Cleric's tale --
Chaucer's happy song --
The Merchant's prologue --
The Merchant's tale --
Epilogue to the Merchant's tale --
Introduction to the Squire's tale --
The Squire's tale [unfinished] --
The Landowner's prologue [the Franklin's prologue] --
The Landowner's tale [the Franklin's tale] --
The Physician's tale --
Introduction to the Pardon Peddler's tale [introduction to the Pardoner's tale] --
The Pardon Peddler's prologue [the Pardoner's prologue] --
The Pardon Peddler's tale [the Pardoner's tale] --
The Shipman's tale --
The Host's merry words to the Shipman and the Prioress --
Prologue to the Prioress's tale --
The Prioress's tale --
Prologue to Sir Thopas --
Sir Thopas --
The Host stops Chaucer's narration --
The tale of Melibee --
The prologue of the Monk's tale --
The Monk's tale : De casibus virorum illustrium [the fall of illustrious men] --
The prologue of the Nun's Priest's tale --
The Nun's Priest's tale of Cock and Hen, Chauntecleer and Pertelote --
Epilogue to the Nun's Priest's tale --
The Second Nun's prologue --
Prayer to the Virgin Mary --
The Second Nun's tale --
Prologue of the Cleric-Magician's servant [the Canon's Yeoman's prologue] --
Tale of the Cleric-Magician's servant [the Canon's Yeoman's tale] --
The Provisioner's prologue [the Manciple's prologue] --
The Provisioner's tale [the Manciple's tale] --
The Parson's prologue --
The Parson's tale --
Here the Maker of this book takes his leave --
Notes.
From the Book
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.
From the Book - New edition.
Fragment I (Group A) --
General Prologue --
The Knight's Tale --
The Miller's Prologue --
The Miller's Tale --
The Reeve's Prologue --
The Reeve's Tale --
The Cook's Prologue --
The Cook's Tale --
Fragment II (Group B1) --
Introduction to the Man of Law's Tale --
The Man of Law's Prologue --
The Man of Law's Tale --
The Epilogue of the Man of Law's Tale --
Fragment III (Group D) --
The Wife of Bath's Prologue --
The Wife of Bath's Tale --
The Friar's Prologue --
The Friar's Tale --
The Summoner's Prologue --
The Summoner's Tale --
Fragment IV (Group E) --
The Clerk's Prologue --
The Clerk's Tale --
The Merchant's Prologue --
The Merchant's Tale --
Epilogue to the Merchant's Tale --
Fragment V (Group F) --
The Squire's Prologue --
The Squire's Tale --
The Franklin's Prologue --
The Franklin's Tale --
Fragment VI (Group C
)
The Physician's Tale --
The Pardoner's Prologue --
The Pardoner's Tale --
Fragment VII (Group B2) --
The Shipman's Tale --
The Prioress's Prologue --
The Prioress's Tale --
The Prologue to Sir Topaz --
Sir Topaz --
The Prologue to the Tale of Melibee --
The Tale of Melibee (abridged and translated by Christopher Cannon --
The Monk's Prologue --
The Monk's Tale --
The Nun's Priest's Prologue --
The Nun's Priest's Tale --
Epilogue to the Nun's Priest's Tale --
Fragment VIII (Group G) --
The Second Nun's Prologue --
The Second Nun's Tale --
The Canon's Yeoman's Prologue --
The Canon's Yeoman's Tale --
Fragment IX (Group H) --
The Manciple's Prologue --
The Manciple's Tale --
Fragment X (Group I) --
The Parson's Prologue --
The Parson's Tale (abridged and translated by Christopher Cannon) --
Chaucer's Retractions.
From the Book
The Knight's tale
The Miller's prologue and tale
The Reeve's prologue and tale
The Cook's prologue and tale
The Man of Law's introduction, prologue, tale and epilogue
The Wife of Bath's prologue and tale
The Friar's prologue and tale
The Summoner's prologue and tale
The Clerk's prologue and tale
The Merchant's prologue, tale, and epilogue
The Squire's introduction and tale
The Franklin's prologue and tale
The Physician's tale
The Pardoner's introduction, prologue, and tale
The Shipman's tale
The Prioress's prologue and tale
The prologue and tale of Sir Thopas
The tale of Melibee
The Monk's prologue and tale
The Nun's Priest's prologue, tale and epilogue
The Second Nun's prologue and tale
The Canon's Yeoman's prologue and tale
The Maniciple's prologue and tale
The Parson's prologue and tale
Chaucer's retraction.
From the Book
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.
From the Book
Chaucer's life
Chaucer's appearance
Chaucer's friend and associates
Chaucer's England
The language of Chaucer
Versification
Astronomy and astrology
Text of The Canterbury tales.
From the Book
Introduction.
Prologue.
The wife of Bath.
The friar.
The pardoner.
The prioress.
The poet.
The nun's priest.
Glossary.
From the Audiobook Cassette
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 pardoner's tale
The shipman's tale
The prioress's tale
The nun's priest's tale.
From the Audiobook Cassette - Abridged.
Prologue
The miller's tale
The nun's priest's tale
The pardoner's tale
The wife of Bath's prologue
The wife of Bath's tale
The merchant's tale.
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Subjects
Subjects
Audiobooks collection
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Canterbury (England)
Canterbury (England) -- Poetry
Canterbury tales -- Modern English translation
Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages
Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages -- England -- Canterbury -- Poetry
Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Poetry
Classic Literature
Classics
England -- Poetry
English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
English poetry
English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500
European
Historical
Literature
Medieval
Middle Ages
Middle Ages -- Poetry
Playaway (Preloaded audio player)
Poetry
Storytelling
Storytelling -- Poetry
Tales, Medieval
Young adult
Audiobooks collection -- Nonfiction
Canterbury (England)
Canterbury (England) -- Poetry
Canterbury tales -- Modern English translation
Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages
Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages -- England -- Canterbury -- Poetry
Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Poetry
Classic Literature
Classics
England -- Poetry
English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
English poetry
English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500
European
Historical
Literature
Medieval
Middle Ages
Middle Ages -- Poetry
Playaway (Preloaded audio player)
Poetry
Storytelling
Storytelling -- Poetry
Tales, Medieval
Young adult
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BBC Audiobooks America
Blackstone Audiobooks
Bragg, Melvyn,1939
Cawley, A. C
BBC Audiobooks America
Blackstone Audiobooks
Bragg, Melvyn,1939
Cawley, A. C
Caxton, William,approximately 1422-1491 or 1492 illustrator
Chaucer, Geoffrey Author
Chaucer, Geoffrey Author
Coghill, Nevill,1899-1980 translator
Crook, Eugene Joseph
Cutler, David Narrator
Ecker, Ronald L
Findaway World, LLC
Foley, John Miles
French, Robert Dudley,1888-1954 ed
Hieatt, A. Kent,1921-2009
Hieatt, Constance B
Jarvis, Martin Narrator
Kent, Rockwell,1882-1971 illustrator
Laing, D. Purves, Editor
Lauer, Christopher
Manly, John Matthews,1865-1940 editor
Mann, Jill
Murphy, Michael,1932
Nicolson, J. U. Translator
Nicolson, J. U.1885
Nicolson, J. U.1885- translator
Nicolson, J. U.1885-1944 translator
Playaway Digital Audio
Raffel, Burton
Readers, Various Reader
Scales, Prunella
Skeat, Walter W.1835-1912
Starkie, Martin
Wain, John
Williams, Fred
Wright, David,1920-1994
full cast, a Narrator
Chaucer, Geoffrey Author
Chaucer, Geoffrey Author
Coghill, Nevill,1899-1980 translator
Crook, Eugene Joseph
Cutler, David Narrator
Ecker, Ronald L
Findaway World, LLC
Foley, John Miles
French, Robert Dudley,1888-1954 ed
Hieatt, A. Kent,1921-2009
Hieatt, Constance B
Jarvis, Martin Narrator
Kent, Rockwell,1882-1971 illustrator
Laing, D. Purves, Editor
Lauer, Christopher
Manly, John Matthews,1865-1940 editor
Mann, Jill
Murphy, Michael,1932
Nicolson, J. U. Translator
Nicolson, J. U.1885
Nicolson, J. U.1885- translator
Nicolson, J. U.1885-1944 translator
Playaway Digital Audio
Raffel, Burton
Readers, Various Reader
Scales, Prunella
Skeat, Walter W.1835-1912
Starkie, Martin
Wain, John
Williams, Fred
Wright, David,1920-1994
full cast, a Narrator
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