A story of the time of the second crusade, when crusaders were trying to get back the lost County_of_Edessa. A young knight, Gilbert, took part in this campaign among French, German and Sicilian men, the majority of which were striving after glory, riches and land. Gilbert, however, was guided a completely different motive – a wish to take revenge for his father’s death.
Historical novel by Francis Marion Crawford, an American writer noted for his novels set in Italy, and for his weird and fanta
stic classic stories.
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