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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(1989)
Pillars of the Earth
by Ken Follett
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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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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 literaturePeople
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, ElizabethPlaces
Great Britain, Kingsbridge, Shiring, Winchester, Gloucester, Canterbury, ChristendomShowing 11 featured editions. View all 110 editions?
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The Pillars of the Earth
2017, Pan Books
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The Pillars of the Earth
2014, Pan Books
paperback
in /languages/eng
- 25th Anniversary Edition (3)
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The Pillars of the Earth
2010-10, Signet
Mass Market Paperback
in /languages/eng
- 1st Signet printing, TV Tie-in edition (10)
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The Pillars of the Earth
2007, Pan Books
paperback
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The Pillars of the Earth
2007-10, New American Library
Paperback
in /languages/eng
- First New American Library Printing (Deluxe Edition) (25)
0688046592 9780688046590
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The Pillars of the Earth
2001?, Signet
Mass Market Paperback
in /languages/eng
- 1st Signet printing (41)
0451166892 9780451166890
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The Pillars of the Earth
2000?, Pan Books
Paperback
in /languages/eng
- 10th Anniversary edition (6)
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The Pillars of the Earth
1989, William Morrow and Company
Hardcover
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