H. Rider Haggard · 1904 · mediterranean

H. Rider Haggard's 1904 romance of the Crusades. When Saracen raiders carry off the English maiden Rosamund to the court of Saladin, her twin cousins Godwin and Wulf sail from England to the Holy Land to win her back - through Marseilles, besieged Acre, Damascus and Jerusalem - a tale of chivalry, love and war between the faiths.

1. 1
   London

   England, from which the brethren set out to recover their kidnapped cousin.

2. 2
   Marseilles

   The Mediterranean port where the crusading road to the East begins.

3. 3
   Acre

   The great Crusader stronghold on the Syrian coast, gateway to the war for the Holy Land.

4. 4
   Damascus

   Saladin's city, where Rosamund is held and the brethren's quest is most perilous.

5. 5
   Jerusalem

   The holy city at the heart of the struggle between Cross and Crescent.