City of Delight A Love Drama of the Siege and Fall of Jerusalem

The City of Delight: A Love Drama of the Siege and Fall of Jerusalem is a historical novel by Elizabeth Miller. Set in the 1st century AD, the novel tells the story of a young Jewish woman named Esther who falls in love with a Roman soldier named Marcus. As the Roman army lays siege to Jerusalem, Esther and Marcus struggle to maintain their love amidst the chaos and violence of war. The novel provides a vivid depiction of the siege and eventual fall of Jerusalem, as well as the cultural and religious tensions between the Jewish and Roman communities. Through the lens of Esther and Marcus' love story, the novel explores themes of loyalty, sacrifice, and the human cost of war.1908. The book begins: The chief merchant of Ascalon stood in the guest-chamber of his house. Although it was a late winter day the old man was clad in the free white garments of a midsummer afternoon, for to the sorrow of Philistia the cold season of the year sixty-nine had been war, wet and miasmic. An old woman entering presently glanced at the closed windows of the apartment when she noted the flushed face of the merchant but she made no movement to have them opened. More than the warmth of the day was engaging the attention of the grave old man, and the woman, by dress and manner of equal rank with him, stood aside until he could give her a moment.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.