# The Canterbury Tales — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.

- [The Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-prologue.md): The narrator describes the arrival of spring and the gathering of 29 pilgrims at the Tabard Inn in Southwark, ready to journey to Canterbury. The Host proposes a tale-telling contest to pass the time, offering a free sup
- [The Knight's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-knight-s-tale.md): Theseus proposes a tournament to settle the love rivalry between Palamon and Arcite for Emily, with each to bring a hundred knights to fight; he builds a grand theatre with temples to Venus, Mars, and Diana. The cousins 
- [The Miller's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-miller-s-tale.md): A bawdy and comedic tale of a foolish old carpenter, his young wife Alison, and two clerks—Nicholas and Absolon—who compete for her affections, leading to slapstick humiliation and a broken arm.
- [The Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-prologue.md): After the Knight's tale, the Host praises it and calls upon the Monk to tell the next tale. However, the drunken Miller interrupts and insists on telling a tale to 'quite' the Knight's. The Reeve objects, warning against
- [The Miller's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-tale.md): In Oxford, a rich carpenter named John marries a young, beautiful wife named Alison. A clever clerk named Nicholas, who boards with them, seduces Alison. Meanwhile, a parish clerk named Absolon also pursues Alison. Nicho

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- [The Reeve's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-reeve-s-tale.md)
- [The Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-prologue.md)
- [The Reeve's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-tale.md)
- [The Cook's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-cook-s-tale.md)
- [The Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-prologue.md)
- [The Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-tale.md)
- [The Man of Law’s Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-man-of-law-s-tale.md)
- [The Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-prologue.md)
- [The Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-tale.md)
- [The Wife of Bath’s Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-wife-of-bath-s-tale.md)
- [The Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-prologue.md)
- [The Wife of Bath's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-tale.md)
- [The Friar's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-friar-s-tale.md)
- [The Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-prologue.md)
- [The Friar's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-tale.md)
- [The Sompnour's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-sompnour-s-tale.md)
- [The Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-prologue.md)
- [The Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-tale.md)
- [The Clerk's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-clerk-s-tale.md)
- [The Clerk's Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-prologue.md)
- [The Clerk's Tale of Griselda](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-tale.md)
- [Pars Prima](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/pars-prima.md)
- [Pars Secunda](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/pars-secunda.md)
- [Pars Tertia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/pars-tertia.md)
- [Pars Quarta](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/pars-quarta.md)
- [Pars Quinta](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/pars-quinta.md)
- [Pars Sexta](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/pars-sexta.md)
- [L'Envoy of Chaucer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/l-envoy-of-chaucer.md)
- [The Merchant's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-merchant-s-tale.md)
- [The Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-prologue.md)
- [The Merchant's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-tale.md)
- [The Squire's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-squire-s-tale.md)
- [The Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-prologue.md)
- [The Squire's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-tale.md)
- [Pars Prima](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/pars-prima.md)
- [Pars Secunda](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/pars-secunda.md)
- [The Franklin's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-franklin-s-tale.md)
- [The Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-prologue.md)
- [The Franklin's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-tale.md)
- [The Doctor's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-doctor-s-tale.md)
- [The Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-prologue.md)
- [The Physician's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-tale.md)
- [The Pardoner's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-pardoner-s-tale.md)
- [The Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-prologue.md)
- [The Pardoner's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-tale.md)
- [The Shipman’s Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-shipman-s-tale.md)
- [The Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-prologue.md)
- [The Merchant's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-tale.md)
- [The Prioress's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-prioress-s-tale.md)
- [The Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-tale.md)
- [Chaucer's Tale of Sir Thopas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/chaucer-s-tale-of-sir-thopas.md)
- [The Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-prologue.md)
- [The Tale of Sir Thopas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-tale.md)
- [Chaucer's Tale of Meliboeus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/chaucer-s-tale-of-meliboeus.md)
- [The Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-prologue.md)
- [The Tale of Melibee](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-tale.md)
- [The Monk's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-monk-s-tale.md)
- [The Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-prologue.md)
- [The Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-tale.md)
- [The Nun's Priest's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-nun-s-priest-s-tale.md)
- [The Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-prologue.md)
- [The Nun's Priest's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-tale.md)
- [The Second Nun's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-second-nun-s-tale.md)
- [The Canon’s Yeoman’s Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-canon-s-yeoman-s-tale.md)
- [The Canon's Yeoman's Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-prologue.md)
- [The Canon's Yeoman's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-tale.md)
- [The Manciple's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-manciple-s-tale.md)
- [The Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-prologue.md)
- [The Manciple's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-tale.md)
- [The Parson's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-parson-s-tale.md)
- [The Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-prologue.md)
- [The Parson's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-tale.md)
- [De Tertia Parte Poenitentioe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/de-tertia-parte-poenitentioe.md)
- [Preces de Chauceres](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/preces-de-chauceres.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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