📱 eBook en inglés BELTANE THE SMITH (SUMMARIZED EDITION)

Beltane the Smith is a chivalric romance set in a fractured medieval realm, where a master of the anvil is thrust from his forge into a campaign of rescue, rebellion, and self-discovery. Farnols prose adopts a deliberately archaic cadence—rich in "thees" and "whiloms"—yet moves with brisk theatrical momentum: ambuscades in the greenwood, sieges of strongholds, and courtly wooing alternate with quiet meditations on labor and honor. Written amid the early twentieth-century revival of historical romance, the novel converses with Scott and Dumas while echoing William Morriss medievalist idealism. Jeffery Farnol, a leading popular novelist after The Broad Highway, cultivated a signature blend of swashbuckling action and moral sentiment. His affection for period idioms and balladry, along with practical familiarity with stagecraft and the painterly tableau, informs the novels vivid set-pieces and ceremonious dialogue. Farnols fascination with craftsmanship—its discipline, heat, and music—shapes Beltanes identity, suggesting why the heros forge becomes both vocational anchor and ethical crucible. Recommended to readers who relish heroic romance tempered by reflective craftsmanship, and to scholars of popular medievalism seeking a lucid, representative specimen of early twentieth-century revivalism. Beltane the Smith rewards with buoyant adventure, tactile detail, and an unembarrassed faith in courage and constancy.
Quickie Classics summarizes timeless works with precision, preserving the authors voice and keeping the prose clear, fast, and readable—distilled, never diluted. Enriched Edition extras: Introduction · Synopsis · Historical Context · Brief Analysis · 4 Reflection Q&As · Editorial Footnotes.