Alroy: The Prince of the Captivity by Earl of Beaconsfield Benjamin Disraeli

"Alroy: The Prince of the Captivity" by Benjamin Disraeli is a novel originally published in 1833. This fictionalised tale follows young David Alroy, who flees after killing a governor and embarks on a quest to find Solomon's sceptre and restore Jewish greatness. His journey leads him through desert dangers, forbidden love with a caliph's daughter, and military triumph. But as ambition clashes with tradition and loyalty fractures, Alroy must face whether personal desire can coexist with his destined role as liberator. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield, 1804-1881
Title Alroy: The Prince of the Captivity
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wondrous_Tale_of_Alroy
Credits Produced by David Widger
Reading Level Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Historical fiction
Subject War stories
Subject Princes -- Fiction
Subject Crusades -- Second, 1147-1149 -- Fiction
Subject Judaism -- Relations -- Islam -- Fiction
Subject Islam -- Relations -- Judaism -- Fiction
Subject Kurdistan -- Fiction
Subject Jerusalem -- History -- Latin Kingdom, 1099-1244 -- Fiction
Subject Jews -- History -- 70-1789 -- Fiction
Subject Messianism -- Fiction
Subject Jewish fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 20002
Release Date
Last Update Feb 24, 2021
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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