The Canterbury Tales is a collection of 24 stories, written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer. The tales are presented as part of a story-telling contest by a group of pilgrims who are travelling together on a journey from London to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.

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The Prologue

The Knight’s Tale

The Miller’s Tale

The Reeve’s Tale

The Cook’s Tale

The Man of Law’s Tale

The Wife of Bath’s Tale

The Friar’s Tale

The Sompnour’s Tale

The Clerk’s Tale

The Merchant’s Tale

The Squire’s Tale

The Franklin’s Tale

The Doctor’s Tale

The Pardoner’s Tale

The Shipman’s Tale

The Prioress’s Tale

Chaucer’s Tale of Sir Thopas

Chaucer’s Tale of Meliboeus

The Monk’s Tale

The Nun’s Priest’s Tale

The Second Nun’s Tale

The Canon’s Yeoman’s Tale

The Manciple’s Tale

The Parson’s Tale

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Endnotes 501–1,000

Endnotes 1,001–1,500

Endnotes 1,501–2,000

Endnotes 2,001–2,500

Endnotes 2,501–3,000

Endnotes 3,001–3,500

Endnotes 3,501–4,000

Endnotes 4,001–4,500

Endnotes 4,501–5,000

Endnotes 5,001–5,199

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