THE HEIRS OF THE KINGDOM

by Oldenbourg, Zoe

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Book Description

NY: Pantheon Books, 1971 Publisher's full red cloth, white lettering and gilt decoration on spine, author's initials, gilt, on cover. TEG. (red) ,fore-edge deckle. 8vo. (viii), 596, (4) pp. This is an excellent, unmarked copy, seemingly unread, with only very slight shelf-wear. The dust jacket, now in Mylar, is very lightly chipped at the head and heel of the spine and at the corners only. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE. In this marvelous evocation of the Middle Ages, Zoé Oldenbourg tells the dramatic tale of what it was like to be a part of the mass of the poor who joined in the long and arduous trek to Jerusalem on the First Crusade. It is an epic tale, spread upon a vast canvas and copiously illustrated by a thousand and one descriptions of the everyday sufferings of this enormous horde, focusing on a group who left the comparative comfort of their homes in northern France to liberate the Holy Land. With her fantastic knowledge of, and passion for, the times. Mme. Oldenbourg overlooks no detail in presenting her own exciting vision of the Crusade, imbuing the characters with an incredibly human reality and ordering their lives among a multitude of events. Beyond history itself, this is fiction of the highest order, an unforgettable book by one of the great masters of the form. Zoé Oldenbourg is the author of The World is Not Enough (1948) ; The Cornerstone (1955) ; The Awakened (1957) ; Chains of Love (1958) ; Destiny of Fire (1961) ; Massacre at Montsegur: A History of the Albigensian Crusade (1962) ; Cities of the Flesh (1963) ; Catherine the Great (1965) ; The Crusades (1966) ; and The Heirs of the Kingdom (1971).. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club Edition.

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