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  • 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
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Jovial; exuberant; lighthearted

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  • 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