Project Gutenberg 2025-06-24 Public domain in the USA. 179 Rowsell, Mary C. (Mary Catherine) 1839 1921 Rowsell, Mary Catherine The silver dial, volume 3 (of 3) $aLondon :$bSwan Sonnenschein, Le Bas & Lowrey, $c1886. Susan Skinner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The silver dial, volume 3 (of 3)" by Mary C. Rowsell is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. Centred on the creation of Strasbourg Cathedral’s astronomical clock, it follows the blind mathematician-horologist Conrad Dasipodius as civic favor shifts, religious factions bristle, and rivalries threaten his work. Around him gather Burgomaster Niklaus von Steinbach’s household—steadfast Sabina, brilliant Radegund, and volatile Otto—alongside Bishop John, the Habrecht brothers, Dr. Bruno Wolkenberg, and the scheming Syndic Hackernagel. Expect artisanal craft, city politics, and tangled affections under the shadow of sabotage. The opening of this final volume finds Dasipodius reinstated and rapidly restoring order at the Dial, intent on finishing the Horologe by St. Laurence’s day while Bishop John quietly flags the risk of foul play. As Kaspar Habrecht’s carved cock is mounted and Radegund’s paintings advance, Hackernagel’s public standing collapses and Otto drifts, prompting a tense, intimate supper at the Burgomaster’s: Sabina’s silent devotion and Dasipodius’s guarded warmth flare for a moment before Radegund’s abrupt entrance snuffs it out. The narrative then shifts to Hackernagel’s manipulations—pressing Otto to disable the clock’s crowing cock to wound the Habrechts—only for Otto to reject the scheme and physically subdue him, forcing a promise. The stage is set for a completed masterpiece beset by personal grievances and a very real threat of sabotage. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/silverdial03rows 20201105113338rowsell 1886 GB Reading ease score: 78.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Romance fiction Strasbourg (France) -- History -- 16th century -- Fiction Astronomical clocks -- France -- Strasbourg -- Design and construction -- Fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: British Literature 540672 2025-07-30T07:52:51.425670 text/html 515461 2025-06-24T14:11:45 text/html 698952 2025-07-30T07:53:00.253656 application/epub+zip 695067 2025-07-30T07:52:53.222670 application/epub+zip 325700 2025-07-30T07:52:52.305650 application/epub+zip 841397 2025-07-30T07:53:05.258642 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 802061 2025-07-30T07:52:59.518641 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 486636 2025-07-30T07:52:50.200694 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 466705 2025-06-24T14:11:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14449 2025-07-30T07:53:05.404573 application/rdf+xml 9191 2025-07-30T07:52:52.570626 image/jpeg 1498 2025-07-30T07:52:52.435659 image/jpeg 582785 2025-07-30T07:52:51.483697 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia