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<DIV>In a message dated 06/09/2008 14:20:29 GMT Standard Time,
adoggett@vaxa8dcMFd_gahn_hHKITtReL3O93RUYRIGqqaHa_JkekU-BVX1lsBf281FByAIJCCEPm27zcmVLug8N8F9t.yahoo.invalid writes:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Georgia size=3><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px">Looks as though I'm alone, but
I thought Corbin's Village Bells was a wonderfully evocative exploration of
village life in France during the nineteenth century, showing how the sound of
bells was linked with the rhythms and meanings of everyday life. It is well
written and well translated, and I read it with real
pleasure. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 13px">Anne</SPAN></FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Good to hear you enjoyed it. I think different people get different
things from ringing books - for me I love the description of different towers
and bells, complete with their history. Photos being a crowning
glory.</DIV>
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<DIV>Matthew</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Matthew Higby
& Co Ltd,<BR>Church Bell Engineers.<BR>Jasmine Cottage,<BR>The
Street,<BR>Chilcompton,<BR>Bath,<BR>BA3 4HN.</FONT></DIV></FONT> </BODY></HTML>