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The Rise of Iskander is the seventh novel written by Benjamin Disraeli who would later become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Background. The Rise of Iskander was written in Bath, England in the winter of 1832–3.
- Novelette
- Saunders and Otley
- March 1833
- Benjamin Disraeli
Had Iskander been influenced by vulgar ambition, his loftiest desires might have been fully gratified by the career which Amurath projected for him. The Turkish Sultan destined for the Grecian Prince the hand of one of his daughters, and the principal command of his armies.
1 de jul. de 2007 · The Rise of Iskander. Benjamin Disraeli. Echo Library, Jul 1, 2007 - Fiction - 88 pages. At length he was on the centre of the centre arch, an eminent position, which allowed him for a moment...
- Benjamin Disraeli
- Echo Library, 2007
- 1406861383, 9781406861389
- The Rise of Iskander
12 de dic. de 2008 · The rise of Iskander. by. Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield, 1804-1881. Publication date. 1833. Publisher. London, Saunders and Otley. Collection. 19thcennov; university_of_illinois_urbana-champaign; americana. Contributor. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Language. English. Volume. 1. 3 v. 19 cm. Addeddate. 2008-12-12 22:22:03.
But Iskander was as modest as he was brave and gifted. The disparity of age between himself and Iduna appeared an insuperable barrier to his hopes, even had there been no other obstacle....
The Rise of Iskander is a short pseudo-historical romance, which Disraeli wrote during his stay in Bath with his friend Edward Bulwer Lytton.
The sun had set behind the mountains, and the rich plain of Athens was suffused with the violet glow of a Grecian eye. A light breeze rose; the olive-groves awoke from their noonday trance, and rustled with returning animation, and the pennons of the Turkish squadron, that lay at anchor in the harbor of Piraeus, twinkled in the lively air.
