Dalziel Brothers - Sir Walter Scott - The Talisman - Sir Kenneth before the King

Tales of the Crusaders is a series of two historical novels by

Sir Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet, playwright and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature, notably the novels '' Ivanhoe'', '' Rob Roy' ...

released in 1825: '' The Betrothed'' and '' The Talisman''. Set at the time of the

Crusades The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The best known of these Crusades are those to the Holy Land in the period between 1095 and 1291 that were ...

, Tales of the Crusaders is a subset series which forms part of Scott's multi-novel series known as the

Waverley Novels The Waverley Novels are a long series of novels by Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832). For nearly a century, they were among the most popular and widely read novels in Europe. Because Scott did not publicly acknowledge authorship until 1827, the se ...

released from 1814 to 1832.

References

*"Walter Scott." ''Encyclopædia Americana'' Thomas, Cowperthwait, & Company, 1838 pg. 279 Walter Scott novel series 1825 British novels Novels set during the Crusades Novels set in the 12th century {{crusades-stub