The talisman,
a tale of the crusaders,
by Sir Walter Scott, bart.; with introductory essay and notes by Andrew Lang.
Description
- Language(s)
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English
- Published
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Boston, D. Estes & Company [c1894]
- Summary
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The Talisman is one of the Waverley novels by Sir Walter Scott. Published in 1825 as the second of his Tales of the Crusaders, the first being The Betrothed, it is set during the Third Crusade and centres on the relationship between Richard I of England and Saladin. The Talisman takes place at the end of the Third Crusade, mostly in the camp of the Crusaders in Palestine. Scheming and partisan politics, as well as the illness of King Richard the Lionheart, are placing the Crusade in danger. The main characters are the Scottish knight Kenneth, who is the fictional character of David Earl of Huntingdon, who did in fact return from the third Crusade in 1190, Richard the Lionheart, Saladin, and Edith Plantagenet, a relative of Richard.
- Note
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At head of title: Andrew Lang edition.
- Physical Description
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3 p. ℓ., [ix]-xxx, 468 p.
front., plates.
20 cm.
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