General Prologue

The Prologue to the Friar's Tale

The Knight's Tale

The Friar's Tale

The Miller's Prologue

The Prologue to the Summoner's tale

The Miller's Tale

The Summoner's Tale

Prologue of the Reeve's Tale

The Prologue of the Scholar's Tale

The Reeve's Tale

The Scholar's Tale

Prologue of the Cook's Tale

The Prologue of the Merchant's Tale

The Cook's Tale

The Merchant's Tale

Introduction to the Sergeant-at-law's tale

Epilogue to the Merchant's Tale

The Sergeant-at-law's tale

The Squire's Tale

Epilogue of the Sergeant-at-law's tale

Epilogue to the Squire's Tale

The Sea captain's tale

The Franklin's Tale

The Prioress' tale

The Doctor's Tale

The Prologue to Sir Topaz

The Prologue of the Doctor's Tale

Sir Topaz

The Prologue to the Pardoner's Tale

The Prologue to the tale of Melibeus

The Pardoner's Tale

The tale of Meleibeus

The Prologue of the second Nun's Tale

The Prologue of the Monk's tale

The Second Nun's Tale

The Monk's tale

The Prologue of the Cannon Assistant's Tale

Prologue of the Nun Priest's Tale

The Cannon Assistant's Tale

The Nun Priest's Tale

The Manciple's Prologue

Epilogue to the Nun Priest's Tale

The Parson's Prologue

The Prologue of the Wife of Bath's Tale

The Parson's Tale

The Wife of Bath's Tale

Author's Valediction

A knight named Virginius had a daughter who was fourteen years old.  She was a virtuous girl, and mature before her years, as evidenced by the fact that she did not need an escort when she went out.  She was walking in town one day, and a judge of the area felt lustful thoughts towards her, and wanted to obtain her by any means he could.  But, he knew that he could not convince her to partake in lust, so he asked for advice from a sly friend of his.  They devise a scheme.  They take a false document to her father that claims she is not his daughter, and they bring false witnesses so that he cannot argue otherwise.  The knight weeps, and tells his daughter that she must either die or go with the evil judge and his friend.  She decides to die rather than go with the men, and after some time to prepare herself, she lets her father cut off her head.  He takes it to the judge, who tries to arrest the knight, but loyal friends who know of the judge's evil treachery save the knight.  Virginus pleaded for mercy for the evil men, and they were exiled and not killed.