The Canterbury Tales
Read a sample about 727 minutes
Thirty-odd pilgrims meet at the Tabard Inn in Southwark and agree to a storytelling contest on the road to Becket's shrine at Canterbury. A knight, a miller, a prioress and the much-married Wife of Bath each tell a tale, from courtly romance to bawdy farce.
- Genres
- Narrative Poetry, Humor & Satire
- Set in
- London, England, United Kingdom; Canterbury, England, United Kingdom
- Audience
- Adult
