The following table lists the number of lines in each section of The Canterbury Tales
The Prologue – 858 lines
THE KNIGHT
The Knight’s Tale – 2250 lines
THE MILLER
The Miller’s Prologue – 78 lines
The Miller’s Tale – 668 lines
THE REEVE
The Reeve’s Prologue – 66 lines
The Reeve’s Tale – 404 lines
THE COOK
The Cook’s Prologue – 40 lines
The Cook’s Tale – 58 lines
THE MAN OF LAW
Introduction to the Man of Law’s Tale – 98
The Man of Law’s Prologue – 35
The Man of Law’s Tale – 1064
THE SHIPMAN
The Shipman’s Tale – 434
THE PRIORESS
The Prioress’s Tale – 238
CHAUCER
The Prologue to Sir Thopas – 21
Sir Thopas – 207
Melibeus – n/a
THE MONK
The Monk’s Prologue – 102
The Monk’s Tale – 776
THE NUN’S PRIEST
The Nun’s Priest’s Prologue – 54
The Nun’s Priest’s Tale – 626
The Nun’s Priest’s Epilogue – 16
THE PHYSICIAN
The Physician’s Tale – 286
THE PARDONER
The Pardoner’s Prologue – 134
The Pardoner’s Tale – 640
THE WIFE OF BATH
The Wife of Bath’s Prologue – 856
The Wife of Bath’s Tale – 408
THE FRIAR
The Friar’s Prologue – 34
The Friar’s Tale – 366
THE SUMMONER
The Summoner’s Tale – 586
THE CLERK
The Clerk’s Prologue – 56
The Clerk’s Tale – 1156
THE MERCHANT
The Merchant’s Tale – 1174
THE SQUIRE
The Squire’s Tale – 664
THE FRANKLIN
The Franklin’s Tale – 896
THE SECOND NUN
The Second Nun’s Prologue – 119
The Second Nun’s Tale – 434
THE CANON’S YEOMAN
The Canon’s Yeoman’s Prologue – 166
The Canon’s Yeoman’s Tale – 762
THE MANCIPLE
The Manciple’s Prologue – 104
The Manciple’s Tale – 154
THE PARSON
The Parson’s Tale – n/a
Chaucer’s Retraction – n/a
In comparison, William Shakespeare’s shortest play, The Comedy of Errors, has around 1756 lines, the longest, Hamlet, has around 4042.