General Editor's Preface
Page 10-15
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Abbreviations and Master List of Periodicals
Page 20-27
2 Bibliographies, Indexes, and Other Research Tools
Page 70-79
3 General Criticism and Cultural Background
Page 80-213
4 Language, Metrics, and Studies of the Manuscripts or Early Editions
Page 214-231
5 The Springtime Setting, the Narrator, and the Gathering at the Tabard (lines 1–42)
Page 232-255
6 The Knight (lines 43–78)
Page 256-271
7 The Squire (lines 79–100)
Page 272-279
8 The Yeoman (lines 101–17)
Page 280-285
9 The Prioress and her Companions (lines 118–64)
Page 286-317
10 The Monk (lines 165–207)
Page 318-331
11 The Friar (lines 208–69)
Page 332-343
12 The Merchant (lines 270–84)
Page 344-349
13 The Clerk (lines 285–308)
Page 350-357
14 The Serjeant of the Law (lines 309–30)
Page 358-367
15 The Franklin (lines 331–60)
Page 368-377
16 The Guildsmen (lines 361–78)
Page 378-383
17 The Cook (lines 379–87)
Page 384-387
18 The Shipman (lines 388–410)
Page 388-391
19 The Physician (lines 411–44)
Page 392-399
20 The Wife of Bath (lines 445–76)
Page 400-411
21 The Parson (lines 477–528)
Page 412-417
22 The Plowman (lines 529–41)
Page 418-421
23 The Transition and the Miller (lines 542–66)
Page 422-429
24 The Manciple (lines 567–86)
Page 430-433
25 The Reeve (lines 587–622)
Page 434-439
26 The Summoner (lines 623–68 and 673)
Page 440-451
27 The Pardoner (lines 669–714)
Page 452-467
28 The Narrator's Comments and Apology for His Style (lines 715–46)
Page 468-471
29 The Host and the Establishment of the Storytelling Contest (lines 747–858)
Page 472-481
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