The Canterbury Tales
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The General Prologue The Knight’s Tale The Miller’s Prologue The Miller’s Tale The Reeve’s Prologue The Reeve’s Tale The Wife of Bath’s Prologue The Wife of Bath’s Tale The Pardoner’s Prologue The Pardoner’s Tale Prologue to Sir Thopas The Tale of Sir Thopas The Host’s Interruption of Chaucer The Nun’s Priest’s Prologue The Nun’s Priest’s Tale The Nun’s Priest’s Tale Epilogue
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The Canterbury Tales

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