Quentin Durward: Historical Novel
Quentin Durward is an archer who has left behind poverty in Scotland to join the Archers of the French King Louis's Scottish Guard and finds him-self involved in the medieval rivalry between Louis XI of France and Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy. The conflict starts when Louis incites the citizens of Liège to revolt against Charles, and they murder Charles's brother-in-law, under the command of the bandit-captain William de la Marck. In the meantime, the Burgundian heiress Isabelle de Croye takes refuge at Louis's court, but Louis betrays her and decides to give her hand in marriage to the bandit-captain de la Marck. Quentin is appointed to be her personal guard on the journey to Flanders, and he is determined to prevent the treachery and earn the lady's love.
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This is my third Walter Scott's novel I read, and I simply loved it like the rest of them all. I found Sir Walter to be such a charming writer. Every time I open one of his novels, I know I'm going to find a cozy place. He is simply my "comfort zone". There's always a lot of adventure in his novels, and knights, and kings, and pretty little villages, and beautiful forests, and of course, some "damsels in distress". It's a lovely writer.
Besides, this novel was particularly short, and the chapters are not dense at all, so the story is quite easy to follow.
However, "Ivanhoe" is still my favourite novel from this author, because it has some special appearances that I truly enjoyed. :)
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