The Lady for Ransom - Softcover

Duggan, Alfred

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0753818299 ISBN 13: 9780753818299

Verlag: Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ), 2007

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From one of the best literary novelists of this century” (Times Literary Supplement) comes a fascinating novel set in the twilight of the Byzantine Empire. Through the tale of the ruthless nobleman, Roussel de Balliol, his wife Lady Matilda, and Rogerattached to Balliol’s forcewe receive a vivid and vital picture of 11th-century life. An extremely gifted writer who can move into an unknown period and give it life and immediacy.”New York Times.

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Alfred Duggan (1903-64) was a best-selling historical novelist during the 1950s. His novels were real page-turners, but grounded on meticulous historical research. He also wrote some excellent popular histories of Ancient Rome and the Middle Ages. Knight With Armour was his first novel, written in 1946. He visited practically every place and battlefield described in the book, having worked on archaeological excavations in Istanbul during the 1930s.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0753818299
• ISBN 13: 9780753818299
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 260
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