"The Rise of Iskander" by Benjamin Disraeli is a historical novel that transports readers to 19th-century Greece during its fight against Ottoman rule. The story follows Iskander, a nobleman torn between serving the Turkish Sultan and his deep-seated desire for Greek freedom and heritage. He grapples with conflicting loyalties and a mixed identity as a soldier and a clandestine Greek patriot, a struggle highlighted by his connection with Nicæus, the Prince of Athens, amid action, friendship, and patriotic dreams. Set against the backdrop of a vividly depicted Athens, Iskander contemplates his complex path as he faces deep challenges in reconciling his past with the pressing need to liberate his homeland.
The Rise of Iskander
By Benjamin Disraeli
Amidst clashing empires and hidden identities, a conflicted warrior must choose between loyalty to a sultan and the burning desire to liberate his homeland.
Genres
Released
2005-04-01
Formats
epub (images)
epub3 (images)
mobi
epub
mobi (images)
txt
Free Download
Summary
About the AuthorBenjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, was a British statesman, Conservative politician and writer who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He played a central role in the creation of the modern Conservative Party, defining its policies and its broad outreach. Disraeli is remembered for his influential voice in world affairs, his political battles with the Liberal Party leader William Ewart Gladstone, and his one-nation conservatism or "Tory democracy". He made the Conservatives the party most identified with the British Empire and military action to expand it, both of which were popular among British voters. He is the only British Prime Minister to have been born Jewish.
Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, was a British statesman, Conservative politician and writer who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He played a central role in the creation of the modern Conservative Party, defining its policies and its broad outreach. Disraeli is remembered for his influential voice in world affairs, his political battles with the Liberal Party leader William Ewart Gladstone, and his one-nation conservatism or "Tory democracy". He made the Conservatives the party most identified with the British Empire and military action to expand it, both of which were popular among British voters. He is the only British Prime Minister to have been born Jewish.
Total Reviews
10.0k
Total reviews from Goodreads may change
More Like This
Explore books similar to the one you're viewing
Persephone of Eleusis: A Romance of Ancient Greece
By Clare Winger Harris
The Fight for Constantinople: A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula
By Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman
The Captain of the Janizaries A story of the times of Scanderberg and the fall of Constantinople
By James M. (James Meeker) Ludlow
Alkibiades, a tale of the Great Athenian War
By Charles Hamilton Bromby
The Prince of India; Or, Why Constantinople Fell — Volume 02
By Lew Wallace
Manasseh: A Romance of Transylvania
By Mór Jókai
More by This Author
Discover other books written by the same author
Lord George Bentinck: A Political Biography
By Benjamin Disraeli
The Voyage of Captain Popanilla
By Benjamin Disraeli
The Infernal Marriage
By Benjamin Disraeli
Count Alarcos; a Tragedy
By Benjamin Disraeli
Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Benjamin Disraeli
By Benjamin Disraeli
Lothair
By Benjamin Disraeli