The Cross And The Crescent: A Heroic Metrical Romance is a book written by James Beresford and published in 1824. The book tells the story of the Crusades, a series of religious wars fought between Christians and Muslims in the Middle Ages. The story follows the adventures of a Christian knight named Sir Kenneth, who travels to the Holy Land to fight against the Muslims. Along the way, he falls in love with a Muslim princess named Edith, and the two...