Leila or, the Siege of Granada, Book IV.
| Language | en |
|---|---|
| First published | 2006-01-01 |
| Rights | Public domain in the USA. |
| Gutenberg ID | #9759 |
Description
"Leila or, the Siege of Granada, Book IV." by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton is a historical romance novel published in 1838. Set in Granada during the summer of 1491, the story weaves together two parallel narratives: the personal struggles of Leila, a young Jewish woman, and the historic siege of Granada. As her father shifts allegiances between Christian and Moorish forces, Leila finds herself torn between her Jewish heritage, her Moorish lover, and the pressures of Christian conversion during Spain's tumultuous transformation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)