The Talisman - Couverture souple

Walter Scott, Scott; Walter Scott

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1905432119 ISBN 13 : 9781905432110

Editeur : Dodo Press, 2005

Synopsis

Large format paper back for easy reading. Epic account of Richard the Lion Heart and the Crusades

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

By Charlotte M. Yoxge. IN the year 1884, an English traveller in Edom found the Bedouin A rabs exclaiming to a shying horse, Tes Jwof Eikanir Do you see Richard? and the mothers still threatening their refractory children with, I will call Rikard 1T he Lord de Joinville, who made his Crusade with Louis IX. of France, about half a century after the death of Richard Coeur de Lion, mentions these same expressions, and they have endured in the unchanging East for full seven centuries, to testify to the terror impressed on the natives of Palestine by that lord of the mighty axe and beaming spear. Taken in one of its aspects, the Crusade of Richard L- against Saladin was one of the ideal conflicts of chivalry, rand Scott has made the Talisman a kind of epitome tof its most romantic moments, throwing many incidents together which happened at different intervals. Yet the ., billiant fabric he has A voven impresses the characters of the chief personages and the spirit of the Crusade on our minds better than many a more exact chronicle of facts. The Third Crusade, conducted by Richard I. of England and Philip II. of France, commonly called A ugustus, had been in contemplation before the death of Henry II., and was only commenced so late in 1189 that the armies had to winter in Sicily, the navigation of the IM editerranean beinounsafe for the vessels of that centurv.
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Biographie de l'auteur

Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 - 21 September 1832) was a prolific Scottish historical novelist and poet, popular throughout Europe during his time. Scott was the first English-language author to have a truly international career in his lifetime, with many contemporary readers in Europe, Australia, and North America. His novels and poetry are still read, and many of his works remain classics of both English-language literature and of Scottish literature. Famous titles include Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, The Lady of The Lake, Waverley, The Heart of Midlothian and The Bride of Lammermoor.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Dodo Press
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1905432119
• ISBN 13: 9781905432110
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 372
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible