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The pillars of the earth
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- ISBN: 9780451222138
- ISBN: 045122213X
- Physical Description: 989 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Publisher: New York, New York : Penguin Books, 2017.
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| General Note: | Originally published: New York : William Morrow, 1989. |
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| Subject: | Cathedrals -- Design and construction -- Fiction Great Britain -- History -- Stephen, 1135-1154 -- Fiction |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. Epic fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Morden Library | F Fol v.1 (Text) | 35864002697835 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Checked out | 2024-05-30 |
- Baker & Taylor
Set in twelfth-century England, this epic of kings and peasants juxtaposes the building of a magnificent church with the violence and treachery that often characterized the Middle Ages. Reprint. - Baker & Taylor
A prior, a master builder, and their community try to build a cathedral to protect themselves while Stephen and the Empress Maud fight for the crown of England. - Penguin Putnam
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The âextraordinary . . . monumental masterpieceâ (Booklist) that changed the course of Ken Follettâs already phenomenal careerâand begins where its prequel, The Evening and the Morning, ended.
âFollett risks all and comes out a clear winner,â extolled Publishers Weekly on the release of The Pillars of the Earth. A departure for the bestselling thriller writer, the historical epic stunned readers and critics alike with its ambitious scope and gripping humanity. Today, it stands as a testament to Follettâs unassailable command of the written word and to his universal appeal.Â
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The Pillars of the Earth tells the story of Philip, prior of Kingsbridge, a devout and resourceful monk driven to build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has known . . . of Tom, the mason who becomes his architectâa man divided in his soul . . . of the beautiful, elusive Lady Aliena, haunted by a secret shame . . . and of a struggle between good and evil that will turn church against state and brother against brother.
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A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy, and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, this is Ken Follettâs historical masterpiece.
