He was laughing, chin up, and shaking his head.
An edition of The Spire
(1964)
Spire
New Impression edition
by William Golding
- 3 Ratings
- 17 Want to read
- 1 Currently reading
- 5 Have read
Share
×Close
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.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: Spanish English
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 literaturePlaces
Salisbury (England)Showing 6 featured editions. View all 31 editions?
| Edition | Availability |
|---|---|
1
|
eeee
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
2
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
3
|
cccc
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
4
The spire: a novel
1971, Faber and Faber Ltd
in English
- Educational ed / with an introduction and notes by David B. Gray.
0571093299 9780571093298
|
cccc
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
5
|
cccc
|
6
|
eeee
|
Book Details
First Sentence
"He was laughing, chin up, and shaking his head."
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Excerpts
added anonymously.
Community Reviews (1)
Feedback?
Clarity 1
Incomprehensible
100%
Lists
See All
| February 18, 2024 | Edited by indy133 | new entry |
| February 17, 2024 | Edited by bitnapper | Merge works |
| November 19, 2022 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| August 27, 2020 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| December 9, 2009 | Created by WorkBot | add works page |