CHAUCER: The Canterbury Tales - General Prologue / The Physician's Tale

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The Canterbury Tales - The Prologue (Middle English) (more info)
Composed by: Geoffrey Chaucer Correto
Michael Maloney, reader
Philip Madoc, reader
Richard Bebb, reader


1. The Canterbury Tales - The Prologue (Middle English) - 2:46
2. A knight ther was, and that a worthy man… - 2:16
3. With hym ther was his sone, a yong squire… - 2:17
4. A yeman hadde he and servantz namo… - 1:07
5. Ther was also a none, a prioresse… - 3:07
6. A monk ther was, a fair for the maistrie - 2:51
7. A frere ther was, a wantowne and a merye… - 3:59
8. A marchant was ther with a forked berd… - 0:58
9. A clerk ther was of oxenford also… - 1:37
10. A sergeant of the lawe, war and wys… - 1:25
11. A frankeleyn was in his compaignye… - 1:56
12. An haberdasshere and a carpenter… - 1:07
13. A cook they hadde with hem for the nones… - 0:37
14. A shipman was ther, wonynge fer by weste… - 1:31
15. With us ther was a doctour of phisik… - 2:09
16. A good wif was ther of biside bathe… - 2:09
17. A good man was ther of religioun… - 3:24
18. With hym ther was a plowman, was his brother… - 0:51
19. Ther was also a reve, and a millere… - 1:40
20. A gentil maunciple was ther of a temple… - 1:17
21. The reve was a sclendre colerik man… - 2:26
22. A somonour was ther with us in that place… - 3:01
23. With hym ther rood a gentil pardoner… - 3:05
24. Now have I toold you soothly, in a clause… - 4:28
25. Oure conseil was nat longe for to seche… - 5:01


The Physician’s Tale (Middle English) (more info)
Composed by: Geoffrey Chaucer Correto
Michael Maloney, reader
Philip Madoc, reader
Richard Bebb, reader


26. The Physician’s Tale (Middle English) - 1:55
27. This mayde of age twelf yeer was and tweye… - 4:47
28. This mayde, of which I wol this tale express… - 4:35
29. The luge answered, ‘of this, in his absence… - 4:07
30. ‘O mercy, dere fader,’ quod this mayde… - 4:21

The Canterbury Tales - The Prologue (more info)
Composed by: Geoffrey Chaucer Correto
Michael Maloney, reader
Philip Madoc, reader
Richard Bebb, reader


1. The Canterbury Tales - The Prologue - 3:00
2. A Knight there was, and that a noble man… - 1:46
3. With him there went a Squire, that was his son… - 1:11
4. He had a Yeoman there, and none beside… - 0:52
5. Also there was a nun, a Prioress… - 2:21
6. A Monk there was, as fair as ever was born… - 2:12
7. There was a Friar, a wanton and a merry… - 3:09
8. Next, all in motley garbed, a Merchant came... - 0:47
9. There was a Student out of Oxford town... - 1:08
10. A Serjeant of the Law, wise and discreet... - 1:05
11. A Franklin in this company appeared... - 1:27
12. A Haberdasher and a Carpenter, a Weaver, Dyer and Upholsterer… - 0:51
13. They brought a Cook for this occasion, who… - 0:27
14. There was a Seaman hailing from the West… - 1:07
15. A Doctor of Physic there was with us, too... - 1:35
16. A Good Wife was there dwelling near the city… - 1:34
17. There was a Parson too, that had his cure… - 2:35
18. With him his brother, a simple Plowman rode… - 0:40
19. A Miller and a Reeve were also there… - 1:19
20. There was a Manciple from an inn of court… - 0:55
21. Slender and choleric the Reeve appeared… - 1:50
22. There was a Summoner with us in that place… - 2:18
23. The Summoner brought a noble Pardoner… - 2:19
24. Now in a few words I have rehearsed for you… - 3:16
25. Agreement took us little time to reach… - 4:14


The Physician’s Tale (more info)
Composed by: Geoffrey Chaucer Correto
Michael Maloney, reader
Philip Madoc, reader
Richard Bebb, reader


26. The Physician’s Tale - 2:26
27. Twelve years and two this maiden grew to be… - 4:06
28. This maid of whom I tell… - 3:32
29. On this and he not here… - 3:45
30. O mercy, O dear father… - 4:08

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