Dan Moorhouse

THE PROLOGUE TO THE NUN’S PRIEST’S TALE Part of the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer Hold!” cried the knight. “Good sir, no more of this, What you have said is right enough, and is Very… 

THE NUN’S PRIEST’S TALE OF THE COCK AND HEN, CHANTICLEER AND PERTELOTE Part of the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer A widow poor, somewhat advanced in age, Lived, on a time, within a small cottage… 

THE REEVE’S TALE Part of the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer At Trumpington, not far from Cambridge town, There is a bridge wherethrough a brook runs down, Upon the side of which brook stands a… 

THE COOK’S PROLOGUE Part of the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer The cook from London, while the reeve yet spoke, Patted his back with pleasure at the joke. “Ha, ha!” laughed he, “by Christ’s great… 

EPILOGUE TO THE MERCHANT’S TALE Part of the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer Eh! By God’s mercy!” cried our host. Said he: “Now such a wife I pray God keep from me! Behold what tricks,… 

THE SQUIRE’S TALE Part of the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer At Sarai, in the land of Tartary, There dwelt a king who warred on Russia, he, Whereby there died full many a doughty man.… 

THE MANCIPLE’S TALE OF THE CROW Part of the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer When Phoebus once on earth was dwelling, here, As in the ancient books it is made clear, He was the lustiest…