Structure of The Canterbury Tales

Fragment I (A): The General Prologue / The Knight's Tale / The Miller's Prologue and Tale / The Reeve's Prologue and Tale / The Cook's Prologue and Tale

Fragment II (B¹): The Man of Law's Introduction, Prologue, Tale, and Epilogue

Fragment III (D): The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale / The Friar's Prologue and Tale / The Summoner's Prologue and Tale

Fragment IV (E): The Clerk's Prologue and Tale / The Merchant's Prologue, Tale, and Epilogue

Fragment V (F): The Squire's Introduction and Tale / The Franklin's Prologue and Tale

Fragment VI (C): The Physician's Tale / The Pardoner's Introduction, Prologue, and Tale

Fragment VII (B²): The Shipman's Tale / The Prioress's Prologue and Tale / The Prologue and Tale of Sir Thopas / The Tale of Melibee / The Monk's Prologue and Tale / The Nun's Priest's Prologue, Tale, and Epilogue

Fragment VIII (G): The Second Nun's Prologue and Tale / The Canon's Yeoman's Prologue and Tale

Fragment IX (H): The Manciple's Prologue and Tale

Fragment X (J): The Parson's Prologue and Tale / Chaucer's Retraction

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Ellesmere MS order: as listed

Hengwrt MS order: I-III-II-SqT-MerT-FranT-SNT-ClT-VI-VII-IX-X

c-group (e.g. Cp, CCC Ox. 198): I-Gamelyn-II-SqT-III-IV-FranT-VIII-VI-VII-IX-X

Ha⁴ (Harley 7334): I-Gamelyn-II-III-IV-V-VIII-VI-VII-IX-X

“Bradshaw shift” (Chaucer Society & Skeat): I-II-VII-VI-III-IV-V-VIII-IX-X