William Stearns Davis: 17 books

Short novel of a historical event that took place years ago, full of strange action and dubious deeds.

It was early dawn in May, 1094. The glowing sun had just touched the eastern mountains with living fire; the green brakes and long stretches of half-tropical woodland were springing out of the shadow; a thin mist was drifting from the cool valleys; to the north the sea's wide reach was dancing and...