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The Rise of Iskander is the seventh novel written by Benjamin Disraeli who would later become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Background. The Rise of Iskander was written in Bath, England in the winter of 1832–3.
12 dic 2008 · The wondrous tale of Alroy. The rise of Iskander. by. Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield, 1804-1881. Publication date. 1833. Publisher. London, Saunders and Otley. Collection. 19thcennov; university_of_illinois_urbana-champaign; americana. Contributor. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Language. English. Volume. 1. 3 v. 19 cm.
THE RISE OF ISKANDER. by Benjamin Disraeli. CHAPTER 1. ¶1 The sun had set behind the mountains, and the rich plain of Athens was suffused with the violet glow of a Grecian eye.
The historical Skanderbeg, also known by his Muslim name of Iskander, actually Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu (1404-1468), an Albanian leader, insurgent and national hero, who — incidentally — appears in Disraeli’s story as an ethnic Greek, was the theme and inspiration for many writers.
1 lug 2007 · The Rise of Iskander. Benjamin Disraeli. Echo Library, Jul 1, 2007 - Fiction - 88 pages. At length he was on the centre of the centre arch, an eminent position, which allowed him for a moment to...
- Benjamin Disraeli
- Echo Library, 2007
- 1406861383, 9781406861389
- The Rise of Iskander
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The sun had set behind the mountains, and the rich plain of Athens was suffused with the violet glow of a Grecian eye. A light breeze rose; the olive-groves awoke from their noonday trance, and rustled with returning animation, and the pennons of the Turkish squadron, that lay at anchor in the harbor of Piraeus, twinkled in the lively air.
