Medieval Historical Fiction Novel of the Week
The White Company by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Paperback: 432 pages
Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.; New Ed edition (25 Mar 2005)
Description (from Amazon):
Mention author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the indefatigable super-sleuth Sherlock Holmes surely comes to mind. It may come as a surprise, then, that Doyle’s earlier writing includes historical fiction. When first published in 1891, this book became a best-seller in Britain, selling more than A Tale of Two Cities and Treasure Island. Today’s fantasy and history readers will revel in the adventures of Alleyne Edricson as he joins the fellowship of the White Company, a band of deftly skilled archers that battle during the Hundred Years War. Unabridged republication of the work originally published by Smith, Elder, & Co., London, 1891.
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