The Talisman by Sir Walter Scott

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this unique tale of chivalry from an unusual perspective. I decided to read it after watching a 1950s film about King Richard and the Crusaders. The scenes with the Scottish knight's dog were my favorite in the book. The more recent film Kingdom of Heaven with Orlando Bloom was obviously inspired by this book even though Scott is given no credit. Perhaps an affordable new edition of this book would be published if Hollywood would give Scott a footnote or two.