标题: 《The Pillars of the Earth》作者： - Follett_ Ken【EPUB】 [打印本页] 作者: zaq 时间: 2014-4-16 07:28 标题: 《The Pillars of the Earth》作者： - Follett_ Ken【EPUB】 The Pillars of the Earth Ken Follett - THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH On the night of 25 November 1120 the White Ship set out for England and foundered off Barfleur with all hands save one. … The vessel was the latest thing in marine transport, fitted with all the devices known to the shipbuilder of the time. … The notoriety of this wreck is due to the very large number of distinguished persons on board; beside the king’s son and heir, there were two royal bastards, several earls and barons, and most of the royal household … its historical significance is that it left Henry without an obvious heir … its ultimate result was the disputed succession and the period of anarchy which followed Henry’s death. -A. L. POOLE, From Domesday Book to Magna Carta Ken Follett - THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH PROLOGUE 1123 THE SMALL BOYS came early to the hanging. It was still dark when the first three or four of them sidled out of the hovels, quiet as cats in their felt boots. A thin layer of fresh snow covered the little town like a new coat of paint, and theirs were the first footprints to blemish its perfect surface. They picked their way through the huddled