For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, Scribner's, 1940, First Edition THUS. There is NO Dust jacket. This is a Hardcover, Collectible Book. It is a Nice Condition Reading Copy. The date of 1940 appears on the title page and the copyright page. There is NO Scribner's "A" or Scribner's Colophon. The book is Oatmeal Cloth over boards with Hemingway's Name on the front cover and Red title box and black lettering on the spine. Hemingway's epic novel of the Spanish Civil War. It was inspired by his own experiences as a journalist during the conflict. Tells the story of Robert Jordan, a young American in the International Brigades attached to an anti-fascist guerilla unit during the Spanish Civil War. As an expert in the use of explosives, he is assigned to blow up a bridge during an attack on the city of Segovia. Told primarily through the thoughts and experiences of Robert Jordan, a character inspired by Hemingway's own experiences in the Spanish Civil War. Jordan travels to Spain to oppose the fascist forces of Generalísimo Francisco Franco. A superior has ordered him to travel behind enemy lines and destroy a bridge, using the aid of a group of guerrillas who have been living in the mountains nearby. Here, he encounters one of those in their camp, María, a young Spanish native whose life has been shattered by the outbreak of the war. His strong sense of duty clashes with both Republican leader Pablo's unwillingness to commit to a covert operation and his own joie de vivre that is kindled by his newfound love for María. The novel graphically describes the unutterable brutality of civil war. For Whom the Bell Tolls is considered one of the Hemingway's best works, and the novel's protagonist, Robert Jordan, is the fully-realized manifestation of Hemingway.
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