For Whom the Bell Tolls Introduction

by Ernest Hemingway

For Whom the Bell Tolls tells of loyalty and courage, love and defeat, and the tragic death of an ideal. Robert Jordan, a young American in the International Brigades, is attached to an antifascist guerilla unit in the mountains of Spain. In his portrayal of Jordan’s love for the beautiful Maria and his superb account of a guerilla leader’s last stand, Hemingway creates a work at once rare and beautiful, strong and brutal, compassionate, moving, and wise. Greater in power, broader in scope, and more intensely emotional than any of the author’s previous works, For Whom the Bell Tolls stands as one of the best war novels ever written.

For Whom the Bell Tolls Dedication

For Whom the Bell Tolls Chapter 1

For Whom the Bell Tolls Chapter 2

For Whom the Bell Tolls Chapter 3

For Whom the Bell Tolls Chapter 4

For Whom the Bell Tolls Chapter 5

For Whom the Bell Tolls Chapter 6

For Whom the Bell Tolls Chapter 7

For Whom the Bell Tolls Chapter 8

For Whom the Bell Tolls Chapter 9

For Whom the Bell Tolls Chapter 10

For Whom the Bell Tolls Chapter 11

For Whom the Bell Tolls Chapter 12

For Whom the Bell Tolls Chapter 13

For Whom the Bell Tolls Chapter 14

For Whom the Bell Tolls Chapter 15

For Whom the Bell Tolls Chapter 16

For Whom the Bell Tolls Chapter 17

For Whom the Bell Tolls Chapter 18