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The Man Who Came After Hyacinth Bobo - a novel of the Fourth Crusade [Kindle Edition]

Paul Bentley (Author)
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The title of the novel comes from the central character, young Pope Innocent III, who launches the Fourth Crusade hoping to drive the Saracens out of the Holy Land for ever, thus triumphantly trumping his despised predecessor Pope Celestine, born Hyacinth Bobo. Alas, Pope Innocent sees his beloved crusade go horribly wrong...

The blockbuster story starts in 1195, ends in 1211 and ranges over France, Italy, Germany, Greece and Turkey, with a feisty English courtesan, two Grail poets and a passionate central love affair for good measure. The plot twists and turns and the climax is the horrific sack of Constantinople, the greatest city in Christendom, by the Pope’s crusaders.

PRAISE FOR THE MAN WHO CAME AFTER HYACINTH BOBO

"The Man Who Came After Hyacinth Bobo is a real page-turner, a splendid historical novel in every respect…" George Leonardos

"A superbly written historical novel… One of the most interesting books of the genre, with a quick and expertly weaved plot…" Alexios Savvides

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 1055 KB
  • Print Length: 582 pages
  • Publisher: Amazon.com (6 Nov 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B0064CKTDG
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #278,984 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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Paul Bentley's novel detailing historic events surrounding the Fourth Crusade is a work of considerable scholarship.It should be read by anyone who thinks for a moment that the world's current state of civil unrest, violence, corruption, sexual depravity and general mayhem is anything new. Don't wait for a papal review on this one, although the Church may be regretting the decision to abandon its Index Librorum Prohibitorum.
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By eviemo
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Quite simply: stunning!
This depiction of the fourth crusade is so vivid and full of rich observations, from the splendour of European courts to the obligatory cruelties, everything is brilliantly brought to life.

Thoroughly researched, one might think that Paul Bentley had been reincarnated from those terrible times himself. The lively characters of the Knights in contrast with the scheming team in Rome make `The Man Who Came After Hyacinth Bobo- a novel of the fourth crusade' so very memorable.

This book is also wonderfully textured with plenty of humour amongst the darkness and intrigue of a plotting Rome and the fate of Constantinople.
A surprising twist at the end.
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