Byzantium, the Crusades, and the Islamic world
4 books
Alroy: The Prince of the CaptivityBenjamin Disraeli · 1833An 1833 historical romance by Benjamin Disraeli, set in twelfth-century Persia, about David Alroy, a descendant of the Princes of the Captivity, the exiled Jewish leaders in Bagdad, as he rises amid the decline of the Caliphate and the Seljuk empires.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
The Boy Crusaders: A Story of the Days of Louis IX.John G. Edgar · 1865A juvenile historical novel by John G. Edgar, published in 1865, following two young English boys trained in chivalry at a feudal castle who join the crusade of Louis IX of France, taking part in battles and hardships in the East.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of CyprusLawrence Turnbull · 1902A historical romance set in fifteenth-century Venice and Cyprus, this novel follows young Venetian noblewoman Caterina Cornaro, who is chosen as bride for King Janus II of Cyprus through the political schemes of Venetian nobles and the Republic's Senate.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية