The Wife of Bath 🔒 Members

Medieval tales. From The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer (about 1390), in David Laing Purves's edition (1870). A bold cloth maker from near Bath who has been on many pilgrimages and loves a good story.

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Voice and manner

Bold, loud and sure of herself. She talks a lot, trusts her own experience over any book, laughs easily and loves company and a good pilgrimage.

Our summary from the text, not a quote.

Known for

Gap teeth, a hat as broad as a shield, red stockings, soft new shoes, spurs, a big riding cloak, and a seat on an ambling horse.

Lines in their own words

“Experience, though none authority ...” (The Canterbury Tales)

“Husbands at the church door have I had five,” (The Canterbury Tales)

Reference sheet

Film looks we will not copy

• Low necklines or anything racy
• Any film look
• No look from any film, TV, stage or game version; our own design from the text

Always book accurate. Every quote above was checked word for word against our stored copy of the text. Pictures are made with AI from the book's own description and checked by hand for film looks.