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The Talisman
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Set during the Third Crusade, this historical adventure novel follows the encounters between a Scottish knight and the Muslim leader Saladin. It suits readers interested in medieval history, chivalry, and classic adventure fiction by Walter Scott.
Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, was a Scottish novelist, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature. He is known for his Waverley novels (1814–1831), which were, for nearly a century, among the most popular and widely read novels in Europe. He is also known for his narrative poems Marmion (1808) and The Lady of the Lake (1810). He greatly influenced European and American literature.
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