Can I read The Bell (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) on EtoBox?

The Bell (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) by Iris Murdoch is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Bell (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) about?

A motley assortment of characters seek peace and salvation in this early masterpiece by the Booker Prize-winning author of The Sea, The Sea A lay community of thoroughly mixed-up people is encamped outside Imber Abbey, home of an order of sequestered nuns. A new bell is being installed when suddenly the old bell, a legendary symbol of religion and magic, is rediscovered. And then things begin to change. Meanwhile the wise old Abbess watches and prays and exercises discreet authority. And everyone, or almost everyone, hopes to be saved, whatever that may mean. Originally published in 1958, this funny, sad, and moving novel is about religion, sex, and the fight between good and evil.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Who reads The Bell (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)?

Author

Iris Murdoch

Publisher

Penguin Classics

Published

2001

Language

EN

ISBN

9781101495667

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, History

Rating

3.86 / 5 (4,001 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14