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An edition of The Pillars of the Earth (1989)

The Pillars of the Earth

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  • 96 Have read

Set in the turbulent times of twelfth-century England when civil war, famine, religious strife and battles over royal succession tore lives and families apart, The Pillars of the Earth tells the story of the building of a magnificent cathedral.

Against this richly imagined backdrop, filled with intrigue and treachery, Ken Follett draws the reader irresistibly into a wonderful epic of family drama, violent conflict and unswerving ambition. From humble stonemason to imperious monarch, the dreams, labours and loves of his characters come vividly to life. The Pillars of the Earth is, without doubt, a masterpiece - and has proved to be one of the most popular books of our time.
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Pan Books
Language
English
Pages
1100

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Subjects

White Ship The Anarchy Battle of Lincoln Anglo-Saxon law Suspense & Thriller epic fiction suspense fiction church and state historical literature church architecture fiction Epic literature Historical fiction history monks Cathedrals New York Times bestseller Open Library Staff Picks Design and construction nyt:mass_market_paperback=2010-02-28 Thriller Middles Ages Reading Level-Grade 9 Reading Level-Grade 11 Reading Level-Grade 10 Reading Level-Grade 12 Fictional Works Publication Type Middle Ages Fiction, historical Great britain, fiction Sagas Kirchenbau Familie Baumeister Thrillers England, fiction Fiction, thrillers, general Fiction, historical, general English fiction English literature

People

Henry I of England Stephen of Blois Maud Robert of Gloucester Henry II of England Thomas Becket Jack Jackson Ellen Tom Builder Alfred Builder Martha Prior Philip Bishop Waleran Bigod Aliena Richard of Kingsbridge William Hamleigh Percy Hamleigh Regan Hamleigh Francis of Gwynedd Bartholomew Remigius Cutherbert Whitehead Milius Bursar Johnny Eightpence Jack Shareburg Agnes Jonathan Tommy Sally Raschid Alharoun Walter Elizabeth

Places

Great Britain Kingsbridge Shiring Winchester Gloucester Canterbury Christendom

Times

Stephen, 1135-1154 1123 1135 1136 1137 1140 1141 1142 1143 1144 1145 1152-1155 1170-1174

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London
Copyright Date
2007

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Format
paperback
Pagination
xiv, 1087p.
Number of pages
1100

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Open Library
OL31841828M
ISBN 10
0330450131
ISBN 13
9780330450133
Amazon ID (ASIN)
0330450131
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56667795

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OL1914022W

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The Pillars of the Earth is a historical novel by Welsh author Ken Follett published in 1989 about the building of a cathedral in the fictional town of Kingsbridge, England. Set in the 12th century, the novel covers the time between the sinking of the White Ship and the murder of Thomas Becket, but focuses primarily on the Anarchy. The book traces the development of Gothic architecture out of the preceding Romanesque architecture, and the fortunes of the Kingsbridge priory and village against the backdrop of historical events of the time.

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In a broad valley, at the foot of a sloping hillside, beside a clear bubbling stream, Tom was building a house.
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