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thecanterburytales.co.uk transcribes Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales into modern spelling, presenting the complete text of The Canterbury Tales with a transcript that aligns the spelling with the Oxford English Dictionary… [more]

Geoffrey

Chaucer

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The

Canterbury

Tales

With a Modern Spelling Translation

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The Middle English text of The Canterbury Tales is in the public domain. All original additions, including the translation and glossary, are copyright © 2025 by Joe Clunes and may not be reproduced in any form without written permission, except as permitted by UK copyright law. 

THE CANTERBURY TALES

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GROUP
— A —

The 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 *

GROUP
— B —

Introduction to the Man of Law’s Tale *
The Man of Law’s Prologue *
The Man of Law’s Tale *

The Shipman’s Prologue
The Shipman’s Tale *
The Shipman’s Epilogue
The Prioress’s Prologue
The Prioress’s Tale
The Prologue to Sir Thopas
Sir Thopas
The Prologue to Melibeus
Melibeus
The Monk’s Prologue
The Monk’s Tale
The Nun’s Priest’s Prologue
The Nun’s Priest’s Tale *
The Nun’s Priest’s Epilogue

GROUP
— C —

The Physician’s Tale
The Physician’s Epilogue
The Pardoner’s Prologue
The Pardoner’s Tale

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

GROUP
— E —

The Clerk’s Prologue
The Clerk’s Tale
The Merchant’s Prologue
The Merchant’s Tale
The Merchant’s Epilogue

GROUP
— F —

The Squire’s Prologue
The Squire’s Tale
The Squire’s Epilogue
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

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GROUP
— I —

The Parson’s Prologue
The Parson’s Tale
Chaucer’s Retraction

The General Prologue >>

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