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Crimes Against Liberty
The Talisman by Sir Walter Scott THE TALISMAN
by Sir Walter Scott
read by Robert Whitfield
Classic Literature • Unabridged
Format EAN/ISBN Avail. Price Sale Qty.
10 CDs* 9780786159123 YES $90.00 $45.00
1 MP3CD 9780786193684 YES $24.95 NA
9 Tapes* 9780786121571 YES $62.95 $31.48
* packaged in a sturdy vinyl case.
Book ID(2907) - 11.7 hrs (est.), Published - 02/01/02
DESCRIPTION

Encamped in the Holy Land, the Crusaders are torn by the dissensions and jealousies of their leaders. The army’s impotence is accentuated by the illness of their chief, Richard I of England. Meanwhile, a poor but doughty Scottish crusader known as Sir Kenneth, on a mission far from the camp, encounters a Saracen emir. After an inconclusive combat, he strikes up a friendship with the emir, who turns out to be Saladin himself. His alliance with the Moor will save him from more than one misfortune.

Carrying a mystical talisman, Saladin enters the camp of the Crusaders in disguise and cures Richard. When Sir Kenneth is later falsely dishonored, Saladin is in a position to intervene in his execution and receive him as his slave. Presenting the knight with the talisman, Saladin then arranges a plot for Sir Kenneth's vindication.



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“Robert Whitfield excels at phrasing, which, accompanied by his pleasant voice and British accent, makes this tape pleasant listening.”—AudioFile



SIR WALTER SCOTT (1771-1832), Scottish novelist and poet, is known as the father of both the regional and historical novel. His early works were successful verse romances, but he achieved lasting fame with his prose. His Scottish romances, such as Waverly and Rob Roy, were followed by novels of the reconstructed past, including Ivanhoe and The Talisman. A law clerk, sheriff, baronet, and part owner of a publishing house, he lost everything during a depression and spent the last years of his life writing to pay off his debts. Some say he wrote himself to death.



* packaged in a sturdy vinyl case.
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