The White Company
The White Company by Arthur Conan Doyle is a classic work published by 1st World Publishing in November 2013. This edition spans 536 pages and is presented in English. The narrative begins with the ringing of the great bell of Beaulieu, echoing through the forest and capturing the attention of local peat-cutters and fishers. The story unfolds in a setting where the bell’s toll raises questions among the villagers, hinting at an intriguing backdrop filled with mystery and community life.
Readers will find a richly woven tale that immerses them in the atmosphere of the time, as the monks gather under the ancient oaks, drawn by the sound of the bell. The narrative captures the essence of daily life in the region, blending elements of fiction and classic literature. With its focus on the interactions of the local populace and the significance of the bell, this edition offers a glimpse into a world where nature and community are intricately linked. The book is a part of the literary collections genre, appealing to those interested in classic narratives and historical settings.
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Purchase one of 1st World Library’s Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG – – The great bell of Beaulieu was ringing. Far away through the forest might be heard its musical clangor and swell. Peat-cutters on Blackdown and fishers upon the Exe heard the distant throbbing rising and falling upon the sultry summer air. It was a common sound in those parts – as common as the chatter of the jays and the booming of the bittern. Yet the fishers and the peasants raised their heads and looked questions at each other, for the angelus had already gone and vespers was still far off. Why should the great bell of Beaulieu toll when the shadows were neither short nor long? All round the Abbey the monks were trooping in. Under the long green-paved avenues of gnarled oaks and of lichened beeches the white-robed brothers gathered to the sound. From the vine-yard and the vine-press, from the bouvary or ox-farm, from the marl-pits and salterns, even from the distant iron-works of Sowley and the outlying grange of St.Leonard’s, they had all turned their steps home-wards
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