by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400).
Edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873).
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a group of pilgrims on their way from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
The themes of the tales vary, and include topics such as courtly love, treachery, and avarice. The genres also vary, and include romance, Breton lai, sermon, beast fable, and fabliau. The characters, introduced in the General Prologue of the book, tell tales of great cultural relevance.
The version read here was edited by D. Laing Purves “for popular perusal” and the language is mostly updated.
(Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine)
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- 01 – Preface – 00:06:21
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Read by: Gesine - 02 – The Life of Geoffrey Chaucer – 00:58:18
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Read by: Chip - 03 – The General Prologue – 00:39:00
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Read by: Thomas Hoover - 04a – The Knight’s Tale – 01:06:20
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Read by: Ted Delorme - 04b – The Knight’s Tale – 01:19:51
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Read by: Ted Delorme - 05 – The Miller’s Tale – 00:54:42
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Read by: Gord Mackenzie - 06 – The Reeve’s Tale – 00:23:26
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Read by: Alex Foster - 07 – The Cook’s Tale – 00:07:51
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Read by: Chip - 08 – The Man Of Law’s Tale – 01:19:51
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Read by: Chip - 09 – The Wife of Bath’s Tale – 01:03:23
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Read by: Kristin LeMoine - 10 – The Friar’s Tale – 00:22:53
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Read by: Kara Shallenberg - 11 – The Sompnour’s Tale – 00:43:03
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Read by: Chip - 12 – The Clerk’s Tale – 01:20:06
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Read by: Chip - 13 – The Merchant’s Tale – 01:21:25
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Read by: Cynthia Lyons - 14 – The Squire’s Tale – 00:31:34
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Read by: Joshua Young - 15 – The Franklin’s Tale – 00:43:41
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Read by: Alex Foster - 16 – The Doctor’s Tale – 00:17:01
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Read by: Fox in the Stars - 17 – The Pardoner’s Tale – 00:40:02
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Read by: David Barnes - 18 – The Shipman’s Tale – 00:27:36
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Read by: Gwen - 19 – The Prioress’s Tale – 00:15:06
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Read by: Fox in the Stars - 20 – The Tale of Sir Thopas – 00:10:12
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Read by: Jim Mowatt - 21 – Chaucer’s Tale of Meliboeus – 00:36:01
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Read by: Kirsten Ferreri - 22 – The Monk’s Tale – 00:47:29
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Read by: Andy Minter - 23 – The Nun’s Priest’s Tale – 00:47:07
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Read by: Graham Williams - 24 – The Second Nun’s Tale – 00:27:43
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Read by: Alice - 25 – The Canons Yeoman’s Tale – 00:37:28
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Read by: Joshua Young - 26 – The Manciple’s Tale – 00:17:04
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Read by: Thomas Hoover - 27 – The Parson’s Tale – 00:54:57
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Read by: Robert Foster - 28 – Preces de Chauceres – 00:03:48
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Read by: Gesine Cataloged on October 01, 2006FONTE : http://librivox.org/the-canterbury-tales-by-geoffrey-chaucer/
