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Lionheart

Steen, Thorvald more...

Format: Hardback
Library Classification: Adult Fiction
BIC Subjects: Historical fiction
Audience: General/trade
Publisher: Seagull Books London Ltd
Imprint: Seagull Books London Ltd
Publication Date: 27/07/2012
Place of Publication: United Kingdom

RRP: $31.95
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Richard I (1157-99) was king of England from 1189 until his death, but he is best known as a soldier, not a monarch. He earned his moniker Richard the Lionheart as a knight and military leader, and his revolt against his father Henry II and his conquest of Cyprus as part of the Crusades helped to solidify his historical legend. In "Lionheart", Norwegian author Thorvald Steen, celebrated for his historical novels, brings his characteristic accuracy and artistic vision to the life of Richard I. "Lionheart" is the story of a man living in the shadow of his own myth, also a fanatic general who wants to conquer the world's greatest sanctum and a king who is suddenly vulnerable. At the age of fifteen he leads an army against his father. Fourteen years later he is the Pope's obvious choice to lead the third Crusade.

"Thorvald Steen's new novel Lionheart is a fascinating read.... Steen manages to give flesh and blood to a historical icon, and creates a story with energy, dressed in sober yet sublime language." (Dagsavisen, on the Norwegian edition)"

Title: Lionheart
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Contributors: By (author) Thorvald Steen ; Translated by James Anderson

ISBN 13: 9780857420336
ISBN 10: 085742033X

Publisher: Seagull Books London Ltd
Imprint: Seagull Books London Ltd
Publication Date: 27/07/2012
Place of Publication: Greenford, United Kingdom
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BIC Subjects: Historical fiction
Dewey Classification: 839.8238 (DC23)
NBS Classification: Historical & Mythological Fiction

Format: Hardback
Pages: 264
Height: 209mm
Width: 133mm
Thickness: 28mm
Weight: 424g