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Benton, Kate A.

9780548034941: Geber a Tale of the Reign of Harun Al Raschid Khalif of Baghdad

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ISBN 10: 054803494X ISBN 13: 9780548034941

Editorial: Kessinger Publishing Co, 2007

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""Geber: A Tale of the Reign of Harun Al Raschid Khalif of Baghdad"" is a historical fiction novel written by Kate A. Benton. The story is set in the city of Baghdad during the reign of Harun Al Raschid, a powerful and influential Khalif. The main character, Geber, is a skilled alchemist who seeks to create the elixir of life, a mythical potion that grants eternal youth and immortality. Geber's quest for the elixir takes him on a journey through the streets of Baghdad, where he encounters danger, betrayal, and love. Along the way, he meets a cast of characters, including the Khalif himself, who shape his destiny and test his resolve. The novel is a vivid portrayal of life in medieval Baghdad, with its bustling markets, opulent palaces, and political intrigue. It is a tale of ambition, friendship, and the search for eternal life, set against the backdrop of one of the most fascinating periods in Islamic history.1900. Benton's historical novel begins: The traveler of today who visits the dirty, straggling, little town of Tersous on the Cydnus, finds little to remind his imagination that this is the Tarsus of the apostle Paul, one of the famous marts of the world, an ancient center of learning and culture only rivaled by Alexandria or later by Baghdad; a city considered worthy of a visit by the luxury-loving Cleopatra and the enchained Marc Antony, in a gilded galley with sails of purple silk and oars of silver. He will scarcely now find the footprint of winged Pegasus on the first slopes of bold Taurus, and no one will tell him that only here could Apollo's sacred sword be cleansed in the cold, swift waters of the Cydnus.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

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Mrs. Samuel H. Benton, the author of Geber, died on the 23rd of September, 1899. In July last, shortly after the book had been accepted by the publishers, Mrs. Benton was attacked by pneumonia, from which she rallied, only to be seized by acute tuberculosis. She was taken to Saranac Lake, in the A dirondacks, where she improved to an extent which led her to hope that she might be removed to her dearly loved California. In September we were watching for her coming, and a letter came to me from her, saying, that she was coming back, if I am well enough (!), to that home in your sunshine country, the home where we had made her so welcome on her marriage, when the telegram came, that all was ended. A midst sorrow over her untimely death, for she was only fairly entered on life, one recollection fills me with comfort it is that she was supremely happy in her married life her letters to me well over with the joy of perfect trust and content. Mrs. Benton was not able to read the proofs of her work, but it has not been edited or revised, and is published as it was written. It may be of interest to the reader to learn that the story grew out of a poem which Mrs. Benton had planned to write. But as her researches brought forth a wealth of material, and developed the possibilities of a novel, embodying the story of this time of romance; and she found that no one, apparently, had preceded her in the field; she took the character of Geber and, around it as a central figure, constructed her plot. .
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