The Talisman

The Talisman

Editorial Reviews
Book Description
The Talisman is Sir Walter Scott's tale of the Crusades -- a tale of chivalry, of violence, of virtue, romance, and deceit. In Scott's own words: ". . . the warlike character of Richard I, wild and generous, a pattern of chivalry, with all its extravagant virtues, and its no less absurd errors, was opposed to that of Saladin, in which the Christian and English monarch showed all the cruelty and violence of an Eastern sultan, and Saladin, on the other hand, displayed the deep policy and prudence of a European sovereign, whilst each contended which should excel the other in the knightly qualities of bravery and generosity. This singular contrast afforded, as the author conceived, materials for a work of fiction possessing peculiar interest."

The Talisman,Sir Walter Scott,Borgo Press,1592247709,Classics,Fiction,Historical - General,Literature - Classics / Criticism,Historical fiction

Books Info:

1. The Tenth Man
2. The Turn of the Screw & In the Cage (Modern Library Classics)
3. The War at Troy
4. Three Lives (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)
5. Three Plays (Perennial Classics)
6. Tragedies, vol. 2 : Volume 2 (Everyman's Library (Cloth))
7. Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative (Signet Classics (Paperback))
8. Virgin Soil (New York Review Books Classics)
9. What the Dormouse Said : Lessons for Grownups from Children's Books
10. Who Needs Greek? : Contests in the Cultural History of Hellenism

Books Info

Recommended Books

1. My Venetian Sketchbook
2. The Nyif Guide To Mutual Funds 2001
3. Little Indian Girl Paper Doll
4. Preparing For The Project Management Professional
5. Legality and Community: On the Intellectual Legacy of Philip Selznick
6. Long-Eared Bats
7. Introducing Multilevel Modeling
8. Prefaces to Shakespeare : A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Winter's Tale, The Tempest
9. Ransomed Heart
10. Nutrition for Foodservice and Culinary Professionals
11. Making Bent Willow Furniture
12. Openness in Adoption : Exploring Family Connections
13. Religion and Society in a Cotswold Vale: Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, 1780-1865
14. Mushrooms of the World With Pictures to Color
15. Insight City Guide Moscow