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Good afternoon/morning ladies and gentlemen. Today I will be talking about a classic novel by Ernest Hemmingway called For Whom the Bell Tolls written in 1940. The story is about a young American called Robert Jordan, who is with the anti-fascist guerilla team in the Spanish Civil War. Robert’s special skill involves the use of explosives, and in the book his mission is to destroy a bridge, so others can attack a city called Segovia.





A classic novel and genre is something that can be related to modern life, as soon as it does not relate, it usually stops being a classic. However for a book to stay a classic the writer has to be a good, successful writer and people have to appreciate his books and what he is writing about and why. For Whom the Bell Tolls is partly based on Hemmingway’s own experiences, and after For Whom the Bell Toll’s was published, Hemmingway became one of America’s foremost writers.





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