The Talisman (with original illustrations and notes)

The Talisman is a novel by Sir Walter Scott. It was published in 1825 as the second of his Tales of the Crusaders, the first being The Betrothed. They can however be read in any order!

The Talisman takes place at the end of the Third Crusade, mostly in the camp of the Crusaders in Palestine. Scheming and partisan politics, as well as the illness of King Richard the Lionheart, are placing the Crusade in danger. The main characters are the Scottish knight Kenneth, a fictional version of David of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon, who returned from the third Crusade in 1190; Richard the Lionheart; Saladin; and Edith Plantagenet, a relative of Richard.

Digitally remastered color illustrations (kindle-friendly)

Clean table of contents for easy browsing

Fonts optimized for display on Kindle and other e-readers

Lots of footnotes for complete immersion into the world of the Crusades.