The Canterbury Tales: A Retelling

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The knight's tale -- The miller's prologue and tale -- The reeve's prologue and tale -- The cook's prologue and tale -- The man of law's prologue, tale and epilogue -- The wife of Bath's prologue and tale -- The friar's prologue and tale -- The summoner's prologue and tale -- The clerk's prologue and tale -- The merchant's prologue, tale, and epilogue -- The squire's prologue and tale -- The franklin's prologue and tale -- The physician's tale -- The pardoner's prologue and tale -- The shipman's tale -- The prioress's prologue and tale -- Prologue and tale of Sir Thopas -- The monk's prologue and tale -- The nun's priest's prologue, tale and epilogue -- The second nun's prologue and tale -- The canon's yeoman's prologue and tale -- The manciple's prologue and tale -- The parson's prologue.;Renowned critic, historian, and biographer Ackroyd takes on what is arguably the greatest poem in the English language and presents the work in a prose vernacular that makes it accessible to modern readers while preserving the spirit of the original. The knight's tale -- The miller's prologue and tale -- The reeve's prologue and tale -- The cook's prologue and tale -- The man of law's prologue, tale and epilogue -- The wife of Bath's prologue and tale -- The friar's prologue and tale -- The summoner's prologue and tale -- The clerk's prologue and tale -- The merchant's prologue, tale, and epilogue -- The squire's prologue and tale -- The franklin's prologue and tale -- The physician's tale -- The pardoner's prologue and tale -- The shipman's tale -- The prioress's prologue and tale -- Prologue and tale of Sir Thopas -- The monk's prologue and tale -- The nun's priest's prologue, tale and epilogue -- The second nun's prologue and tale -- The canon's yeoman's prologue and tale -- The manciple's prologue and tale -- The parson's prologue.