| The Bell Contributor(s): Murdoch, Iris (Author), Byatt, A. S. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0141186690 ISBN-13: 9780141186696 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Religious - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2001036040 |
| Lexile Measure: 1000 |
| Series: Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.1" W x 7.6" (0.56 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A motley assortment of characters seek peace and salvation in this early masterpiece by the Booker Prize-winning author of The Sea, The Sea A lay community of thoroughly mixed-up people is encamped outside Imber Abbey, home of an order of sequestered nuns. A new bell is being installed when suddenly the old bell, a legendary symbol of religion and magic, is rediscovered. And then things begin to change. Meanwhile the wise old Abbess watches and prays and exercises discreet authority. And everyone, or almost everyone, hopes to be saved, whatever that may mean. Originally published in 1958, this funny, sad, and moving novel is about religion, sex, and the fight between good and evil. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |