This novel of the Second Crusade takes place in 1145 and contains knights, ladies, romance and great action.
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F. Marion Crawford (1854-1909) was born in Italy, the son of the Irish-American sculptor, Thomas Crawford, and a sister of Julia Ward Howe, and was one of the most popular novelists of his day.
With a cosmopolitan education (in Italy, America, England, and Germany) and extensively traveled (including a stint in India as a newspaper editor), Crawford was the living embodiment, for many, of the late 19th-century genteel tradition.
His wide range as a traveler has contributed doubtless to another characteristic quality: his strength in unexcelled portraits of odd characters and his magical skill in seeming to make his readers witnesses of the spectacles.
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A real beauty,
By Bomojaz (South Central PA, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Via Crucis: A Romance of the Second Crusade (Paperback)
Set during the Second Crusade, the story revolves around Gilbert Warde, an English knight, and the two women who love him: Eleanor of Aquataine (Queen of France), and Beatrix, a childhood sweetheart. The power, of course, lies with Eleanor, but Gilbert is true to his childhood love. The ending is a bit strained when Beatrix refuses to believe that Gilbert loves her and asks for proof. He rescues her from a kidnapping which is very melodramatic. Eleanor is much the more interesting character, and Crawford portrays her, with all her faults (she is, after all, married to the King of France), admirably. This is one of Crawford's best novels, a real page-turner.
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Sir Arnold, Gilbert Warde, Lady Goda, Anne of Auch, Sir Gilbert, Queen Eleanor, Count Raymond, Lady Anne, Guide of Aquitaine, Stoke Regis, Queen of France, Abbot of Sheering, Raymond Warde, King Stephen, Sir Raymond, Empress Maud, King of France, Duke William, Henry Plantagenet, Geoffrey Plantagenet, Sheering Abbey, Greek Emperor, Holy Land, Lord of Stoke, King Louis Browse Sample Pages:
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Sir Arnold, Gilbert Warde, Lady Goda, Anne of Auch, Sir Gilbert, Queen Eleanor, Count Raymond, Lady Anne, Guide of Aquitaine, Stoke Regis, Queen of France, Abbot of Sheering, Raymond Warde, King Stephen, Sir Raymond, Empress Maud, King of France, Duke William, Henry Plantagenet, Geoffrey Plantagenet, Sheering Abbey, Greek Emperor, Holy Land, Lord of Stoke, King Louis Browse Sample Pages:
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