The Bell-Tower
The Bell-Tower

Author: Herman Melville

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2014-04-15

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 1443435090

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Bannadonna is an eccentric artist and architect who dreams up plans for a magnificent bell tower. After receiving approval from the city, Bannadonna happily begins construction, but local citizens begin to notice strange occurrences associated with the bell-tower, and complaints eventually reach the city magistrates. While touring the magistrates around the tower, Bannadonna shows off his work and readily answers their questions, but one curiosity remains unanswered—what lies beneath the shroud in the bell-tower. “The Bell-Tower” is a dark literary work that explores a mystery that is never fully revealed. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

Patina Farm
Patina Farm

Author: Brooke Giannetti

Publisher: Gibbs Smith

Published: 2016-06-24

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 1423640470

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The husband and wife team behind Giannetti Home welcome readers into their gorgeous farm residence blending modern style with French antiques. When Brooke and Steve Giannetti decided to leave their suburban Santa Monica home to build a new life on a farm, they traveled to Belgium and France for design inspiration. In Patina Farm they share their collaborative process, as well as the enviable result of their team effort and creativity: an idyllic farm in California’s Ojai Valley. With two hundred gorgeous photographs and Steve’s architectural drawings, Brooke takes readers through their inspirations, thought process, and materials selections. Readers are given a full tour of the family home, guesthouse, lush gardens, and delightful animal quarters.

The Bell Tower
The Bell Tower

Author: Sarah Rayne

Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd

Published: 2016-02-01

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1780107226

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“The haunted-house theme is one of the most venerable in the genre, and Rayne has given it new life in this series, drawing again and again on the secrets contained within structures built originally to keep us safe” Booklist Starred Review A 400-year-old crime continues to menace the present in this spine-chilling tale of supernatural suspense. When Nell West starts extending her Oxford antiques shop, she is not expecting to uncover strange fragments of its past: fragments that include a frightened message scribbled on old plasterwork, dated 1850 and referring to someone called Thaisa. She also uncovers a mysterious link with a village on the Dorset coast – a village with an ancient bell tower and dark memories of a piece of music known locally as Thaisa’s Song. The sea is gradually encroaching on the derelict tower, but the old Glaum Bell still hangs in the lonely bell chamber and although it was silenced after an act of appalling brutality during the reign of Henry VIII, local people whisper that its chime is still occasionally heard. As Nell and Michael Flint discover, the tower is mysteriously entangled with the story of Thaisa and a 400-year-old tragedy that has echoed down the centuries.

Big Ben
Big Ben

Author: Peter MacDonald

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2005-10-13

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 0752495496

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Big Ben is perhaps the most famous clock in the world. This title tells its story, from its conception in the 1830s, after fire destroyed the ancient Palace of Westminster, to its establishment as the national timepiece and the symbol of Britain up to the present day.

Keep On Going
Keep On Going

Author: Roger C. Igo

Publisher:

Published: 2019-08-21

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 9781944952273

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From tragedy to triumph, Keep On Going is the inspiring story of The Bell Tower on 34th, an upscale wedding and events venue in Houston, Texas. CEO Roger Igo chronicles the extraordinary history of the venue, from pioneering Texans to a disastrous betrayal to Igo's fight for the future.

Bernini and the Bell Towers
Bernini and the Bell Towers

Author: Sarah McPhee

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2002-01-01

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9780300089820

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In 1638, Gianlorenzo Bernini began the ambitious architectural project of designing and constructing massive twin bell towers atop St. Peter's basilica. But the project failed spectacularly. This volume tells the story of the bell towers, presenting both visual and documentary evidence.

Murder in the Belltower: An Utterly Gripping Historical Cozy Mystery
Murder in the Belltower: An Utterly Gripping Historical Cozy Mystery

Author: Helena Dixon

Publisher: A Miss Underhay Mystery

Published: 2021-02

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 9781800190597

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Kitty Underhay's hymn book is open... at murder. Winter, 1933. Kitty Underhay is enjoying a restorative break from sleuthing on a visit to her family at Enderley Hall. The only thing marring her peace - aside from the uncomfortable sensation she has of being watched - is the obvious history between her beau, ex-army captain Matthew Bryant and another guest, the beautiful Juliet Vanderstafen. So, when the parish clerk is found dead on her front doorstep, Kitty leaps at the chance of distraction. The police are happy to conclude that Miss Plenderleith met her unfortunate end on a patch of ice, but Kitty isn't convinced this was a case of bad weather and worse luck. And when the Reverend Crabtree fails to show for tea the next day, she heads to the church to speak to him. But she arrives to find the clergyman hanging from the bell rope, dead. With Matt seemingly wrapped up with his alluring Austrian, Kitty must solve the case on her own. But as she snoops into parish affairs, she makes some less-than-saintly discoveries. Just who has broken the sixth commandment? Meanwhile the killer is preparing a churchyard grave for Kitty, and she'll have to use all her wits to avoid falling in... An addictive, absorbing and completely unputdownable Golden Age cozy murder mystery, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, T.E. Kinsey and Lee Strauss. Readers love the Miss Underhay mysteries: 'This murder mystery is perfect... This story has it all. An absolute page-turner with characters to care about.' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars 'This was excellent and I read it in one sitting, a page-turner I couldn't put down.' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars 'Excellent cosy mystery! The story was gripping... I loved the character development with the little hint of romance and cannot wait for the next book.' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

The Sonnets to Orpheus
The Sonnets to Orpheus

Author: Rainer Maria Rilke

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2019-07-29

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 0359819567

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The fifty-five Sonnets to Orpheus were written by Rilke in February 1922 in the solitude of the medieval tower of Muzot, in the Swill Valais.

The Clock Tower
The Clock Tower

Author: Anthony Bell

Publisher:

Published: 2007-09-01

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9780977918201

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Richard, an embattled CEO, is facing the greatest crisis of his career. Because of his poor leadership, the board decides to sell the business. Hope comes unexpectedly from three mysterious figures, who guide Richard in a profound leadership transformation. Richard is fictitious, but there is nothing fictitious about the misconceptions, challenges, and pitfalls he encounters - encountered also by all leaders, who, by observing Richard, discover what transformed his leadership and what can transform theirs as well. The story explains the Leadership CubeT, a powerful tool that provides leaders with a practical framework for highly effective leadership.

The Shadow Of The Bell Tower
The Shadow Of The Bell Tower

Author: Stefano Vignaroli

Publisher: Litres

Published: 2021-03-27

Total Pages: 339

ISBN-13: 5043376546

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Year 2017: the young scholar Lucia Balleani, arranging and classifying the texts of the library of the Hoenstaufen Foundation, starts working in the old palace that had been the residence of the noble Baldeschi-Balleani family, of which she is a direct descendant. A series of visions linked to what happened to Lucia Baldeschi, of the same name, will lead the reader to discover with her an interesting story that took place in the same place 500 years before. During the Renaissance Jesi is rich in art and culture and where new and sumptuous palaces are built on the ruins of the ancient Roman city, lives a young countess, Lucia Baldeschi. The girl is the granddaughter of an evil Cardinal, weaver of obscure plots aimed at centralizing both temporal and ecclesiastical power in his own hands. Lucia, a person with a strong intelligence, becomes friend with a printer, Bernardino, with whom she share the passion for the rebirth of the arts, sciences and culture, which are characterizing the period throughout Italy. She will find herself caught between the duty to obey her uncle, who made her grow up and educate her in the palace in the absence of her parents, and the passionate love for Andrea Franciolini, son of the People's Capitan and designated victim of the Cardinal's tyranny. The story is also told through the eyes of Lucia Balleani, a young scholar descendent of the noble family. In 2017, exactly 500 years after the events, she discovered ancient documents in the family palace, and reconstructed the complex history of which traces had been lost.