Provides a modern verse translation of the story of a group of pilgrims who pass the time during their journey by telling each other tales.

Originally published 1986, reissued 1998.

Canterbury tales -- Fragment I (group a): General prologue -- Knight's tale -- Miller's prologue -- Miller's tale -- Reeve's prologue -- Reeve's tale -- Prologue of cook's tale -- Cook's tale -- Fragment II (group b'1): Introduction to sergeant-at-law's tale -- Prologue of sergeant-at-law's tale -- Sergeant-at-law's tale -- Epilogue of sergeant-at-law's tale -- Fragment VII (group b'2): Sea-captain's tale -- What host said to sea-captain and lady prioress -- Prologue of prior tale of Melibeus -- Tale of Melibeus -- Prologue of monk's tale -- Monk's tale -- Prologue of nun's priest's tale -- Nun's priest's tale -- Epilogue to nun's priest's tale -- Fragment III (group d): -- Prologue of wife of bath's tale --Dispute between summoner and friar -- Wife of Bath's tale -- Prologue of friar's tale -- Friar's tale -- Prologue of summoner's tale -- Summoner's tale -- Fragment IV (group e): Prologue of Oxford scholar's tale -- Oxford scholar's tale -- Prologue of merchant's tale -- Merchant's tale -- Epilogue to merchant's tale -- Fragment V (group f): Prologue of squire's tale -- Squire's tale -- What Franklin said to squire -- Prologue of Ffranklin's tale -- Franklin's tale -- Fragment VI (group c): Doctor of medicine's tale -- What host said to doctor and pardoner -- Prologue of pardoner's tale -- Pardoner's tale -- Fragment VIII (group g): Prologue of second nun's tale -- Second nun's tale -- Prologue of canon's assistant's tale -- Canon's assistant's tale -- Fragment IX (group h): -- Manciple's prologue -- Manciple's tale -- Fragment X (group I): Parson's prologue -- Parson's tale -- Author's valediction -- Explanatory notes.