The novel of the famous master of the historical and adventure genre of the classic of English and world literature Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) tells about the “last knight of the European court” by Karle Smely, the Duke of Burgundy, an unbridled pride, the opponent of the absolute monarchy, and his sworn enemy-the French king Louio XI.
The father and son of Count Oxford, traveling in Switzerland Incognito under the name Filpson with a secret mission, are involved in a political confrontation.
Their journey is full of dangers and glorious feats. Knight’s tournaments, Masonic conspiracies, imprisonment in the death tower are only a small part of the adventures accompanying them with wanderings in a mysterious mountainous country. But the main prize for a young Englishman will be the love of an unpredictable Swiss girl – Anna Heyershtein, nicknamed Virgin Darkness …
The publication reproduces a full set of 152 illustrations by M. Danka.
Author
Scott Walter
Artist
Danka M.
Publisher
Alfa Kniga, 2014
Series
Illustrated edition
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