Alroy: The Prince of the Captivity by Earl of Beaconsfield Benjamin Disraeli
"Alroy: The Prince of the Captivity" by Benjamin Disraeli is a novel originally published in 1833. This fictionalised tale follows young David Alroy, who flees after killing a governor and embarks on a quest to find Solomon's sceptre and restore Jewish greatness. His journey leads him through desert dangers, forbidden love with a caliph's daughter, and military triumph. But as ambition clashes with tradition and loyalty fractures, Alroy must face whether personal
desire can coexist with his destined role as liberator. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield, 1804-1881 |
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| Title | Alroy: The Prince of the Captivity |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wondrous_Tale_of_Alroy |
| Credits | Produced by David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Historical fiction |
| Subject | War stories |
| Subject | Princes -- Fiction |
| Subject | Crusades -- Second, 1147-1149 -- Fiction |
| Subject | Judaism -- Relations -- Islam -- Fiction |
| Subject | Islam -- Relations -- Judaism -- Fiction |
| Subject | Kurdistan -- Fiction |
| Subject | Jerusalem -- History -- Latin Kingdom, 1099-1244 -- Fiction |
| Subject | Jews -- History -- 70-1789 -- Fiction |
| Subject | Messianism -- Fiction |
| Subject | Jewish fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 20002 |
| Release Date | Dec 3, 2006 |
| Most Recently Updated | Feb 24, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 3242 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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