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Under the Rose
Frederic Stewart Isham
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"Again," objected the duke, meditatively regarding the castle, "she may be expecting a handsome, debonair bridegroom, and when she sees me"—ruefully surveying himself—"what will she say?"
"What will she say? 'Yes' at the altar. Is it not enough?" Leaning back in his saddle, the king's face expressed the enjoyment he derived from the conversation with the backward and too conscientious soldier. Here was a groom whose wedding promised the court much amusement and satisfaction in those jovial days of jesting and merry-making.
"Come," resumed the king, encouragingly, "I'll warrant you more forward in battle."
"Battle!" said the duke. "That's another matter. To see your foeman's gleaming eyes!—but hers!— Should they express anger, disdain—"
"Let yours show but the greater wrath," advised the king, complaisantly. "In . . . Read More
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A turn-of-the-century medieval fantasy, set among the courts of Francis I of France and the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, in which a fool, a princess, a jestress, and an imposter conspire and compete for love and honor.
3 1/2 stars, would have been four but the first half dragged a bit, then again, I'm in a weird book mood and don't know what I want to read. The second half moved quickly and the language wasn't as flowery. There's a few twists and big reveals, some I wasn't expecting, so that made this one I'll kee
Isham weaves a tale of intrigue, gossip, love, faith, persecution, loyalty and betrayal in the days of illuminated books, devout faith, troubadours, dungeons, sword play and kings. Plot development familiarizes the reader with the characters as if the reader is meeting them himself and wondering wha
One of my favorite books. It has quite advanced vocabulary for a romance novel.