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The following is a piece of writing submitted by Peter-Twitchell on February 2, 2010
"I Forgot to say that Each of these took 1 to 2 Hours to write"
A Knight of the White Cross
G. A. Henty Book ReportsPeter Twitchell 3/23/09
Title: A Knight of the White Cross
Author: G. A. Henty
What Type of book Historic Fiction
Setting: Rhodes
Main Character Names: Gervaise Tresham, Sir John Boswell, Sir Ralph Harcourt, Robert Rivers, and Hassan Ali
Describe the main Character: Gervaise Tresham is the only son of a knight in England who entered the Order of Saint John at age 9. He went to Rhodes to be the Grand masters Page at age 12. He became a professed knight at 13; shortly after werds he saved a galley of the Order and was knighted. He than discovered a revolt in the prison and was given the command of a galley and destroyed a pirate fleet and earned the thanks of the pope than he was taken as a slave by Hassan Ali and sold on the coast of Tripoli. He escaped and made his way back to Rhodes in time to take part in the first siege of Rhodes.
I learned that the Knights of Saint John defeated the Turks at Rhodes once.
I really liked the battles.
I didn’t like when Hassan Ali captured Tresham.
I wonder why the Knights of Saint John didn’t fortify the hill of St. Stephan
I would recommend this book because it is exciting history.
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