The Knights of the Cross (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781541252233)

PRESS NOTICES OF VOLUME ONE "It holds the reader spellbound, whether it rises into airy grace or dips into dread realism. It gives a powerful picture of the times." The Beacon, Boston. "Superior even to "Quo Vadis" in strength and realism." The Churchman. "Written with all the great novelist's accustomed fire and intensity." The Boston Transcript. "A book that holds your almost breathless attention as in a vise from the very beginning, for in it love and strife, the most thrilling of all worldly subjects, are described masterfully." The Boston "Journal. "Thrillingly dramatic, full of strange local color and very faithful to its period, besides having that sense of the mysterious and weird that throbs in the Polish blood and infects alike their music and literature. The St. Paul Globe. "Another remarkable book. His descriptions are tremendously effective; one can almost hear the sound of the carnage; to the mind's eye the scene of battle is unfolded by a master artist. The Hartford Courant. "The complete novel bids fair to be as great as any of its predecessors. The tremendous force and lifelike realism of the men and women in these pages proclaim a master artist. The Chicago Tribune. "Of enthralling interest. It is certain that " The Knights of the Cross" will evoke quite as much enthusiasm as did the earlier works by the same author. The Philadelphia Telegraph. "Characters such as have not been delineated in English historical romance for decades. For those who really care for really great literature, here it stands written. Time and the Hour, Boston. "A thrilling romance, original, absorbing, and of high artistic value." Saturday Evening Gazette, Boston.