Description
LONDON BABY Bells is a one of a kind composition of poems devoted to the famous London bells. Through rich vocabulary and inspiring watercolour illustrations, the author shares mysterious past and present of the celebrated bells:
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Big Ben,
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Great Paul,
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Great Tom,
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Sanctus and other bells of St Clement Danes,
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Westminster Abbey bells,
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St Mary-Le-Bow bells,
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Holy Sepulchre (Old Bailey) bells,
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St Giles bells,
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Olympic Bell,
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Swiss glockenspiel
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Lutine Bell.
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also includes a special PEACE poem devoted to the peace efforts in Ukraine.
The journey takes the reader across London and across time. It illuminates on the manufacturing tradition by introducing the Whitechapel and Taylor’s bell foundries. It presents the bell ringers and their customs around the world. It accentuates the significance of the toll across countries and cultures.
LONDON BABY Bells is the 5th poetic recollection in the LONDON BABY Series following Christmas, Seaside, Rides, and Sights.
ISBN 978-1-7392115-1-6
REVIEWS
***** by Cindy Topps, Goodreads read full review
I literally had goosebumps, and the hairs standing up on my arms. If we`re lucky, and we live somewhere within hearing distance of bells, we often take them for granted, which, as LB Bells illustrates with its compelling verse and illustrations, is not paying heed to all the history peculiar to that great city, witnessed by the glorious, audible works of art, ever accompanying humanity in joy and despair, but never to face it alone.
*****READERS FAVOURITE 5* BADGE, review by Micaela Pillay read full review
“Lande Jewels showed something beautiful in a simple thing that is easily overlooked. Each bell in every poem told a powerful story and held onto the feelings of the people they served. In joyous moments, the poems’ tone and flow move fast with warmth, full of heart, and carefully slow down at parts for the reader to grasp the meaning of important lines.”
