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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
    • Group I
      • The Parson’s Prologue
      • The Parson’s Tale
      • Chaucer’s Retraction
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GROUP
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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

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  • About
  • The Canterbury Tales
    • 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
    • Group I
      • The Parson’s Prologue
      • The Parson’s Tale
      • Chaucer’s Retraction
  • Contact