# The Narrator (The Bell-Tower) — Short Fiction character guide

> The Narrator (The Bell-Tower) in Short Fiction by Herman Melville.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Unknown, the man, this man

**First appearance:** 0022-the-bell-tower

## Who they are

A historian who recounts the rise and fall of the architect Bannadonna.

## In the story

### [The Bell-Tower](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_28_se/chapters/the-bell-tower)

The unnamed narrator who recounts the story of Bannadonna and the bell-tower, piecing together tradition and conjecture.

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