The Brethren (Haggard novel)
The Brethren is a 1904 historical novel by H. Rider Haggard set during the Third Crusade.[1][2][3] The Brethren features Saladin and the Assassins as characters.[2]
Book image; brothers chase ship.
| Author | H. Rider Haggard |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cassell & Co (UK) McClure, Phillips (US) |
Publication date | 1904 |
Modern criticism
Robert Irwin dismissed The Brethern as "Haggard's preposterous farrago". Irwin also criticized the novel's depiction of Chivalry, saying that in The Brethern "Chivalry and the public-school ethos are hardly distinguishable."[4]
References
- "MR. RIDER HAGGARD". The Sunday Times. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 3 April 1904. p. 5 Section: The Sunday Times Magazine Section. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- "REVIEWS OF BOOKS". The Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 19 November 1904. p. 9. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- "MR. RIDER HAGGARD ON THE CRUSADES". Western Mail. Perth: National Library of Australia. 7 January 1905. p. 50. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- Irwin, Robert, "Saladin and the Third Crusade: A Case Study in Historiography and the Historical Novel". In Bentley, Michael, Companion to Historiography. London. Routledge, 2007 ISBN 9780415285575 (pgs. 140-142)
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