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Read the full text and translation of the Miller's Prologue and Tale from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. The Miller tells a ribald story of a carpenter and his wife, and argues with the Reeve and the Host.
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Thus, the Miller begins his tale. John, an old and very jealous carpenter who is married to an 18-year-old girl named Alison, rents a room to a young astrology student named Nicholas, who can supposedly forecast the likelihood of rain showers or drought.
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The Miller's Prologue and Tale By Geoffrey Chaucer Transcription, correction, editorial commentary, and markup by Austin Benson
The Miller’s tale, like the later Merchant’s tale featuring the ageing husband January and his young wife (who also, like Alison, cheats on her husband), shines a light on a time when men with financial means could marry women for their beauty, while the women had to marry older men for their money.
