Project Gutenberg 2012-12-04 Public domain in the USA. 175 Davis, William Stearns 1877 1930 Davis, W. S. (William Stearns) Betts, Louis 1873 1961 01026209 "God Wills It!" A Tale of the First Crusade. Produced by sp1nd and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "God Wills It!" by William Stearns Davis is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers around the First Crusade, focusing on the experiences of a young nobleman named Richard Longsword and his interactions with various historical figures, including those from Christendom and the Islamic world. The story explores themes of faith, valor, and the conflict between cultures during a tumultuous period in history. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Richard, a twelve-year-old boy, in a poignant prologue that depicts the dying Pope Gregory VII giving a powerful exhortation that inspires the call to arms for the Crusade. As the narrative unfolds, Richard joins his father and companions on an adventure where they thwart a band of Berber raiders who have attacked their town. This encounter leads Richard to rescue a Greek lady and maintain a newfound friendship with Musa, a Spaniard fleeing persecution. These early chapters set the stage for a tale filled with chivalry, warfare, and the complexity of human relationships amidst the backdrop of the impending Crusade. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41549/41549-h/images/coverpage.jpg en Crusades -- First, 1096-1099 -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Fiction 1142284 1142288 2024-09-17T12:06:45.899322 2023-09-18T07:03:02.865360 text/html text/html 1152532 2012-12-03T20:06:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 800329 2012-12-03T20:06:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 825862 2024-09-17T12:06:58.545276 application/epub+zip 844383 2024-09-17T12:06:47.319318 application/epub+zip 515497 2024-09-17T12:06:46.610320 application/epub+zip 1158313 2024-09-17T12:07:07.810230 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1100916 2024-09-17T12:06:57.855261 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 773494 2022-09-19T04:36:45.309946 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1087749 1087572 2024-09-17T12:06:43.225362 2023-09-18T07:03:00.420342 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1087323 2012-12-03T20:06:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 431453 2012-12-03T20:06:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1087392 2012-12-03T20:06:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 431290 2012-12-03T20:06:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20919 2024-09-17T12:07:07.967196 application/rdf+xml 13091 2024-09-17T12:06:46.728317 image/jpeg 2252 2024-09-17T12:06:46.669312 image/jpeg 800859 2024-09-17T12:06:46.020310 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia