The Canterbury Pilgrims is an opera by the American composer Reginald De Koven.

It premiered at the Metropolitan Opera House on March 8, 1917 just as the United States was on the verge of declaring war on Germany.

[1] The libretto, written by Percy MacKaye, is loosely based on Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales.

[4] The story has to do with the merry schemes of the Wife of Bath, who has fallen in love with Chaucer who in his turn loves the Prioress, and of her winning of a bet to gain possession of a certain brooch which carries with it Chaucer's promise of marriage.

A devoted miller joyfully accepts the opportunity and the Prioress and Chaucer are reconciled.