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The talisman by Sir Walter Scott, with illustrations from drawings by Rowland Wheelwright, together with an introductory sketch of the author by Basil Davenport is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The talisman about?

***Through a series of adventures, a poor but doughty Scottish crusader known as Sir Kenneth proves his honor and discovers his destiny in Sir Walter Scott's tale of chivalry, violence, virtue, romance, and deceit.*** **Sir Walter Scott writes wonderfully enjoyable historical fiction.** He first ventured into this realm in 1814 with the novel, ***Waverley*** which was published anonymously as Scott's first venture into prose fiction and possibly the first-ever historical novel. His subsequent novels came to be called Waverley novels, including this story. The Talisman is the middle in the trilogy about one of England's most popular kings ~~ King Richard I (the Lion-Hearted), which begins with The Betrothed and concludes with Ivanhoe. **There are many times Scott (through his characters) gets a bit carried away in song and verse, but if you can overlook (or skim through!) these, it's a fine adventure story about the Third Crusade.** Some might say the history is a bit fanciful, some might even say it's more fantasy than history. Well, never mind, standards were different then. Indeed, Scott rather set the standard as it were. It is true he was a staunch Protestant and thought most o

Who reads The talisman?

Author

Sir Walter Scott, with illustrations from drawings by Rowland Wheelwright, together with an introductory sketch of the author by Basil Davenport

Publisher

Dodd, Mead & Company

Published

1943

Language

EN

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Children'S, Fiction

Rating

4.12 / 5 (44 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14