THE TWO CAPTAINS: SUMMER

The Four Seasons #3

By Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué

Translated by Fanny Elizabeth Bunnett

Adapted by Rachel Louise Lawrence

"Each now has permission to seek the maiden in whatever way he thinks best.”

Against the bloody backdrop of the Crusades, the friendship of German captain, Sir Heimbert of Waldhausen, and Spanish captain, Don Frederigo Mendez, is tested in love and war. From the shores of Malaga to the walls of Tunis, they fight for the honour of the Holy Roman Empire and for the love of the angelic Clara and the enchanting Zelinda—the beautiful maiden from the enemy’s ranks, who, at great risk to themselves, they are forced to seek out in the burning sands of the Sahara.