The novel, "For Whom the Bell Tolls" was published in 1940. It follows the character, Robert Jordan, an American dynamiter who joins a band of guerrilla fighters during the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s. Tasked with blowing up a bridge to aid a Republican offensive, Robert must navigate the moral complexities of war, loyalty, and sacrifice.
Over the course of three days in the mountains, he forms deep connections with the fighters, especially a young woman named Maria, with whom he falls in love.
As the mission nears, tensions rise, and Robert grapples with the cost of violence and the meaning of honour.
Ultimately, the novel explores themes of duty, love, loss, and the interconnectedness of human lives.
The novel was adapted into a movie released in 1943 by Paramount Pictures and starring Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman.
Hemingway is a winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and regarded as one of the greatest novellists of the 20th century.
The first US edition was published in 1940 by publisher Charles Scribner. The Fine Art Hut are excited to offer for sale this true UK First Edition, first printing of Hemingway's "For Whom The Bell Tolls", published by Jonathan Cape Ltd, London, England.
Ths book is in excellent condition. A great collector's edition or for lovers of Ernest Hemingway's books.
For Whom the Bell Tolls | Ernest Hemingway | First Edition
Title: For Whom The Bell Tolls
Author: Ernest Hemingway
Edition: First UK Edition, first printing
Publication Date: 1941
Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd, London, England
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 462 pages
Dust Cover: No dustjacket
Condition: Original blue cloth boards. Some shelf wear to boards. Previous owner inscription in pencil to front end paper. Title written in gold gilt on spine. Binding tight - no pages coming away. Pages clear. No rips or marks. No foxing. Book is in excellent condition for its age
ISBN: N/A
