The Black Rose
Walter of Gurnie, bastard son of an English peer, is forced to flee from Oxford for his part in the university riots of 1273. Inspired by Friar Bacon, he determines to travel to China. With his friend Tristam, he fights his way to the heart of the fabulous Mongol Empire, and returns famous, to...
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Walter of Gurnie, bastard son of an English peer, is forced to flee from Oxford for his part in the university riots of 1273. Inspired by Friar Bacon, he determines to travel to China. With his friend Tristam, he fights his way to the heart of the fabulous Mongol Empire, and returns famous, to find that he must choose between the first love he thought lost and the exotic flower that he found in the East. "Solid in its facts, colorful and romantic...a rich and remarkable historical tapestry." (Christian Science Monitor)
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781568497013 (1568497016)
Publish date: October 1st 1998
Publisher: Buccaneer Books
Pages no: 401
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Classics,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Literary Fiction,
Adult,
Medieval,
Christian Fiction,
China
One of my first ever favorite books. This is an adventure story set in the fourteen hundreds in England and Asia.
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