An edition of The Spire (1964)

The spire

a novel

Educational ed / with an introduction and notes by David B. Gray.

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An edition of The Spire (1964)

The spire

a novel

Educational ed / with an introduction and notes by David B. Gray.

by

  • ★★★ 3.3 (3 ratings) ·
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  • 1 Currently reading
  • 6 Have read

Told in a stream-of-consciousness narrative, this is a story of obsession. Against the advice of his builder, the Dean of Salisbury Cathedral, slowly dying from tuberculosis, plans the construction of a towering spire atop the cathedral as the culmination of his life’s work but becomes increasingly deranged as the construction faces constant problems due to the sheer grandiosity of the work.

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Publisher
Faber and Faber Ltd
Language
English
Pages
277

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Subjects

Fiction, Design and construction, Cathedrals, Middle Ages, Fiction in English, Fiction, historical, Fiction, general, Fiction, thrillers, general, Fiction, religious, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, psychological, English literature

Places

Salisbury (England)
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2013, Faber & Faber, Limited
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Spire
2012, Faber & Faber, Incorporated
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The Spire
September 30, 2006, Pearson Education Ltd
Paperback in English
Cover of: The Spire
The Spire
April 7, 2005, Faber and Faber
Paperback - New Ed edition
Cover of: The Spire
The Spire
November 11, 2002, Harvest Books
in English
Cover of: The Spire
The Spire
July 22, 1997, Faber and Faber
Paperback - New Ed edition
Cover of: Spire
Spire
July 1996, Faber Faber Inc
Hardcover in Spanish - New Impression edition
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The Spire
February 1991, American Education Publishing
Hardcover in English
Cover of: Spire
Spire
1986, Macmillan Publishers Limited
in English
Cover of: The Spire
The Spire
March 1984, Harvest Books
in English
Cover of: Der Turm der Kathedrale
Der Turm der Kathedrale: Roman
1983-11, Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag
Taschenbuch in German - [1. Auflage]
Cover of: The spire
The spire
1979, Lythway Press
in English - Large print ed.
Cover of: The spire
The spire: a novel
1971, Faber and Faber Ltd
in English - Educational ed / with an introduction and notes by David B. Gray.
Cover of: The Spire
The Spire
1967-01-01, Faber & Faber Limited
Cover of: The Spire
The Spire
1966-01-01, Pocket Books Inc.
Cover of: The spire.
The spire.
1964, Harcourt, Brace & World
in English - [1st American ed.]
Cover of: The spire
The spire
1964, Faber
in English
Cover of: The spire.
The spire.
1964, Harcourt, Brace & World
in English - [1st American ed.]
Cover of: The spire
The spire
1964-01-01, Harcourt, Brace & World
Cover of: The spire
The spire
1964-01-01, Harcourt, Brace & World
Cover of: The spire
The spire
1964, Faber and Faber
Cover of: The spire
The spire
1964-01-01, Harcourt, Brace & World
Cover of: The spire
The spire
1964-01-01, Harcourt, Brace & World
Cover of: THE SPIRE by Golding, William by Golding, William
THE SPIRE by Golding, William by Golding, William
1964, HARCOURT, BRACE & WORLD
Cover of: The spire
The spire
1964-01-01, Harcourt, Brace & World
Cover of: The spire
The spire
1964, Faber and Faber
in English
Cover of: THE SPIRE [hc/dj]
THE SPIRE [hc/dj]
1964-01-01, Harcourt, Brace & World
Cover of: The Spire
The Spire
Publish date unknown, Penguin Audiobooks
Audio Cassette
Cover of: The spire
The spire
Publish date unknown, Faber
in English

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Edition Notes

Originally published 1964.

Bibl.p.276-277.

ISBN 0571 09330 2 Pbk: 0.70.

Published in
London (3 Queen Sq., WC1N 3AU)

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823/.9/1F

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxix,6-277p. ;
Number of pages
277

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL15066682M
Internet Archive
spirenovel0000gold
ISBN 10
0571093299, 0571093302
Library Thing
68915

Source records

Better World Books record
Better World Books record
Internet Archive item record
Promise Item
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He was laughing, chin up, and shaking his head.
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