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A Knight of the White Cross
G. A. Henty
出版
Lost Classics Book Company
, 1999-12
主題
Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General
Juvenile Fiction / Boys & Men
Juvenile Fiction / Historical / Ancient Civilizations
Juvenile Fiction / Historical / Medieval
Juvenile Fiction / Historical / Military & Wars
Juvenile Fiction / Religious / Christian / General
ISBN
1890623067
9781890623067
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=ZhoBAAAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
"In A Knight of the White Cross, Henty takes us back to the order of the Knights of St. John, which for centuries helped in the great struggle between Christendom and Islam. The events of this tale surround the drama of the first siege of Rhodes (A.D. 1480), when the Order formed the great bulwark of Christendom that withstood the terrible invasion of the Turks. Gervaise Tresham, just 12 years old when he entered into the Order of St. John, quickly rose in rank from page of the Grand Master to knighthood at age 17. Follow Gervaise's gripping exploits as he commands a galley and endures the scourges of the sea ... captures a spy at Rhodes and heads off an insurrection ... destroys an entire corsair fleet ... conducts a secret mission disguised as a galley slave ... is ruthlessly captured and sold into slavery ... fights notorious Moslem pirates along the Mediterranean coast . . ."--Publisher's website.