The Spire - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:William Golding, Benjamin Myers (Foreword by), Rachel Greenwald Smith (Contribution by)Publish date:3/3/2026Pages:224
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin ClassicsISBN-13:9780143138815ISBN-10:143138812UPC:9780143138815Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Classics, Literary, HistoricalBook Topic:20th CenturySize:7.70 x 5.00 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.4012Product ID:SCEEKHM3RG
The Spire
"There were three sorts of people. Those who ran, those who stayed, and those who were built in." A Penguin Classic Set in medieval England, The Spire tells the story of one man's vision--the construction of an enormous spire onto a cathedral without foundations. Believing himself to be chosen by God, Jocelin, dean of the cathedral, insists that the spire must rise higher and higher. Told with an...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin ClassicsISBN-13:9780143138815ISBN-10:143138812UPC:9780143138815Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Classics, Literary, HistoricalBook Topic:20th CenturySize:7.70 x 5.00 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.4012Product ID:SCEEKHM3RG
William Golding (1911- 1993) was born in Cornwall, England, in 1911 and educated at Oxford University. His first book, Poems, was published in 1934. Following a stint in the Royal Navy and other diversions during and after World War II, Golding wrote his first novel, Lord of the Flies (1954), while teaching school. Many novels followed, including The Inheritors (1955), Pincher Martin (1956), and...
Publisher: Penguin Classics
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