De Talisman; of, Richard Leeuwenhard in Palestina by Walter Scott
"De Talisman; of, Richard Leeuwenhard in Palestina" by Walter Scott is a novel published in 1825. Set during the Third Crusade, it follows Sir Kenneth, a Scottish knight who encounters a mysterious Saracen Emir on the road to a hermit's cave. When Kenneth is entrusted to guard King Richard's banner but is lured away, the flag is stolen and he faces banishment. Disguised as a slave, he must uncover the traitor while
navigating the complex politics between Christian crusaders and the formidable Sultan Saladin. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Scott, Walter, 1771-1832 |
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| Translator | Keller, Gerard, 1829-1899 |
| Title | De Talisman; of, Richard Leeuwenhard in Palestina |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Talisman_(Scott_novel) |
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Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 59.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | Dutch |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Historical fiction |
| Subject | Knights and knighthood -- Fiction |
| Subject | Crusades -- Third, 1189-1192 -- Fiction |
| Subject | Jerusalem -- History -- Latin Kingdom, 1099-1244 -- Fiction |
| Subject | Richard I, King of England, 1157-1199 -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 57698 |
| Release Date | Aug 14, 2018 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 390 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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