Kline. Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

Today's free book is Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (a complete modernisation), translated by Tony Kline. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

Tony Kline, the translator, has generously made his work available to read for free online: Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.


Section I - The General Prologue
Section II - The Knight’s Tale
Section III - The Miller’s Prologue and Tale
Section IV -The Reeve’s Prologue and Tale, and the Cook’s Prologue and Tale
Section V - The Man of Law’s Prologue, Tale and Epilogue
Section VI - The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale
Section VII - The Friar’s Prologue and Tale, and the Summoner’sPrologue and Tale
Section VIII - The Clerk’s Prologue and Tale
Section IX - The Merchant’s Prologue, Tale and Epilogue
Section X - The Squire’s Prologue and Tale
Section XI - The Squire-Franklin Link, and the Franklin’s Prologue and Tale
Section XII - The Physician’s Tale, the Physician-Pardoner Link, and The Pardoner’s Prologue and Tale
Section XIII - The Shipman’s Tale, and The Prioress’s Tale
Section XIV - The Prioress- Sir Topaz Link, Sir Topaz, the Topaz-Melibee Link, and The Tale of Melibee
Section XV - The Monk’s Prologue and Tale
Section XVI - The Nun’s Priest’s Prologue, Tale and Epilogue
Section XVII - The Second Nun’s Prologue and Tale
Section XVIII - The Canon’s Yeoman’s Prologue and Tale
Section XIX - The Manciple’s Prologue and Tale, The Parson’s Prologue and Tale, and Chaucer’s Retractions