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by Geoffrey Chaucer

About 73 pages (21,779 words)

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The General Prologue

The Knight's Tale

The Miller's Prologue

The Miller's Tale

The Reve's Prologue

The Reeve's Tale

The Cook's Prologue

The Cook's Tale

Introduction to the Man of Law's Prologue

The Man of Law's Prologue

The Man of Law's Tale

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 Clerk's Prologue

The Clerk's Tale

The Merchant's Prologue

The Merchant's Tale

The Squire's Prologue

The Squire's Tale

The Franklin's Prologue

The Franklin's Tale

The Physician's Tale

The Pardoner's Prologue

The Pardoner's Tale

The Shipman's Prologue

The Shipman's Tale

The Prioress's Prologue

The Prioress's Tale

Sir Thopas's Prologue

Sir Thopas

The Prologue / Tale of Melibeus

The Monk's Tale

The Nun's Priest's Tale

The Second Nun's Tale

The Canon Yeoman's Prologue

The Canon Yeoman's Tale

The Manciple's Tale

The Parson's Tale

Chaucer's Retraction

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