Jane Hartley Schofield (2 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Somewhere, beneath the island of Samos in the eastern Aegean, there was a tunnel, known in antiquity as one of the greatestwonders in the world. Yet the secret of this engineering marvel had been lost for over two thousand years. Until now Samos: an ancient city, beautiful, ruled by the tyrant Polycrates, is constantly under threat of Persian invasion. Eupalinos, a youngengineer in the 6th century BC, is tasked with constructing a mile-long tunnel under the mountain, designed to bring water to the cityin case of siege. Beset by rock falls, political interference and the death of a great many slaves, Eupalinos must complete the tunnelbefore the city is attacked, but he knows he is running out of time. Digging blind, without the benefit of any modern technical aidwhatsoever, he decides to build two tunnels, concurrently, one from each end through the mile-wide mountain, but how will hemake them meet ? When the tyrant Poycrates offends the Gods by his hubris, the fate of Samos is under question. The Persians invade; will Eupalinossurvive and will the city and their tunnels fall? In 1853 an elderly archaeologist, Monsieur Victor Guerin, and Eleni,a young Greek woman, set out to look for the whereabouts ofthe lost tunnel, but over another hundred years must pass before the true wonder of this extraordinary tunnel is discovered. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. "The author's search for the truth of who murdered her grandfather, all those years ago.".