43+ The Canterbury Tales Prologue Annotated Pictures. Or to be retained in an abbey, but dwelt at home and kept well his fold, so that the wolf made it not miscarry ; He was a shepherd and no hireling.
Whan that aprill with his shoures soote / the droghte of march.
The canterbury tales were still going strong when the first printers made their way to england, and william caxton published the first printed version of the canterbury tales in since the canterbury tales is a story about a storytelling competition, many of the questions it asks are about stories Beloved by scholars, teachers, students, and general readers, it has been given a great many different interpretations. This edition is made available in eighteen files. The general prologue opens by setting the scene.