Leila; Or, The Siege Of Granada
''Leila; or, The Siege of Granada'' is a historical romance novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton published in 1838. The novel is set in Granada, Spain at the end of the Middle Ages — beginning in the summer of 1491. It was originally published in an expensive form, with many engraved illustrations. The preface to the 1860 edition explains that the novel has been less popular than his other works of fiction due to the prejudice against literary works that are thought to owe their value, in part, to the illustrations. Plot In ''Leila'', as the double title suggests, there is a double storyline: the domestic story of the daughter (Leila) and the public story of the nation. Leila's father, Almamen, switches allegiances between Christian and Moor in what eventually becomes the famous Siege of Granada. Almamen attempts to guard his daughter's Jewish heritage by keeping her away from her Moorish lover, Muza. He inadvertently delivers her into the hands of the Christian monarchs, and Leila is ...
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Leila may refer to: *Leila (name), a female given name, including a list of people with the name and its variants Film and television *Leila (1997 film), ''Leila'' (1997 film), an Iranian film *Leïla (2001 film), ''Leïla'' (2001 film), a Danish film *Leila (TV series), ''Leila'' (TV series), a Netflix series Music *Leila (music producer) or Leila Arab, Iranian musician now living in the United Kingdom *Leila (song), "Leila" (song), a 1981 song by ZZ Top from ''El Loco'' *"Leïla", a 1994 song by Lara Fabian from ''Carpe Diem (Lara Fabian album), Carpe Diem'' Other uses *Leila (novel), ''Leila'' (novel), a 2017 novel *Leila, Estonia, a village in Kullamaa Parish, Lääne County, Estonia See also

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