Paperback, 135 pages
English language
Published Sept. 30, 2006 by Pearson Education Ltd.
The Spire
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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.
Subjects
- Novels, other prose & writers: from c 1900 -
- Fiction
- English
- Literary
- Designed / suitable for A & AS Level
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