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The Talisman

A tale of the crusaders

by Walter Scott

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: FictionPrimary source
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"The Talisman" by Walter Scott is a historical novel published in 1825. Set during the Third Crusade, it follows Sir Kenneth, a Scottish knight who encounters a mysterious Saracen emir on the road to a hermit's cave. As Richard the Lionheart lies ill and tensions flare among Christian leaders, Kenneth becomes entangled in court intrigue, assassination plots, and stolen banners. With his identity concealed and honor at stake, he must navigate the complex relationship between Richard and the legendary Sultan Saladin while pursuing his forbidden love for Lady Edith. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Ritual magic and grimoires.

  • Ritual magic and grimoires

    Controlled discovery queries from bavarian-state-library and project-gutenberg matched “Talisman” and “talisman”. Retained metadata contains “talisman” in the title, “talisman” in the description, and “talisman” in the edition title.

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A tale of the crusaders

Bavarian State Library digitized rare-book edition

Digitized image count: 388; Extent: XVIII, 382 S.; Shelfmark: L.angl.o.114

[1886]Gressner & Schramm; Leipzig : Gressner & SchrammEnglish—Public iiif reader

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1998-07-01Project GutenbergEnglish—Public domain (USA)

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  • B3Kat identifier: BV006977222
  • Bavarian State Library shelfmark: L.angl.o.114
  • Digitization license: https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/
  • Holding institution or provenance: Bamberg, Staatsbibliothek
  • Original print publication date and source edition are absent from Project Gutenberg metadata.
  • Publication place: Leipzig
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