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What happens when a young prince believes he is called to end his people's exile?
In Benjamin Disraeli's Alroy, David Alroy lives under foreign rule in the medieval East. A young Jewish prince of the house of David, he faces a call to restore a kingdom. Jabaster, a student of mystic lore, believes he is chosen. His sister Miriam offers the strength of a quieter, steadier faith.
Alroy gathers followers from the mountains and cities, turning long-held hope into action. But Baghdad brings tests beyond the sword. Schirene, a charming woman of the court, draws him toward another life. As faith meets love and power, the story asks whether a sincere leader can keep pride from bending a noble aim.
What you’ll discover
- A prince under pressure Follow a brave, proud young man as his people's hopes become his personal burden.
- Faith with different faces Meet Miriam's quiet devotion and Jabaster's fierce belief in Alroy's mission.
- The pull of Baghdad Enter a court where Schirene offers Alroy a life beyond his mission.
- A richly drawn East Move through palaces, deserts, bazaars and mountain strongholds in Disraeli's bold, musical prose.
- Ambition put to the test Explore how faith, love and pride press upon a leader seeking power for his people.
Who will love it
For readers who love historical adventure, Eastern settings and romantic prose, and anyone curious about the young Disraeli. Faith, love, pride and the dream of restoring a kingdom shape this tale of ambition.
What’s inside
The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- A people in captivity wait for a prince
- A young prince hears a call
- Faith becomes an army
- Power, love and the lure of the court
- What the story is really about
- A romance told in rich Eastern colour
Who’s who
- David AlroyA young Jewish prince of the house of David, brave and proud, who is called to lead his people out of exile.
- MiriamAlroy's devoted sister, who loves him deeply and holds to a quiet, steady faith.
- JabasterA learned follower of mystic lore who believes Alroy is chosen and drives him toward his mission.
- SchireneA charming woman of the court at Baghdad whose beauty and world offer Alroy a very different kind of life.
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Alroï
by Benjamin Disraeli · 1833
A young Jewish prince is called to free his people, as faith, love and pride pull him toward power.
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Alroy is a romance by Benjamin Disraeli, published in 1833, when he was a young writer and not yet a politician. It takes a real figure of the twelfth century, David Alroy, a Jewish leader who rose in the lands east of Baghdad and claimed to be the long awaited deliverer of his people.
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A people in captivity wait for a prince
The story opens in the twelfth century, in a world ruled by Muslim powers. The Jews of the East live in what the book calls the Captivity, a community far from Jerusalem, tolerated but humbled. Their old line of leaders, the Princes of the Captivity, claimed descent from King David, and that memory is the pride of a scattered people.
Disraeli builds the mood of a nation that remembers a glorious past and waits for a better future. Hope is kept alive in prayer, in old prophecies and in whispered talk of a deliverer. The setting is not a backdrop only. It is the pressure that shapes every choice the hero will make.
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What is Alroy by Disraeli about?
It is a romance about David Alroy, a young Jewish prince of the twelfth century who is urged to lead his people out of subjection. It follows his rise, his loves and the cost of his ambition.
Is Alroy based on a true story?
It is based loosely on a real medieval figure, David Alroy, a Jewish leader in the lands east of Baghdad who claimed to be a deliverer. Disraeli added much romance and invention to the history.
When was Alroy written and published?
Disraeli published it in 1833, after a journey through the Near East in the early 1830s. It belongs to his early period as a writer, before his long career in politics.
The author
Benjamin Disraeli
1804–1881 · British statesman and novelist
Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881) was a British politician and novelist. He was born in London and lived in England. His novels include Henrietta Temple (1837), Coningsby (1844), Sybil (1845), and Tancred (1847). He led the Conservative Party and served as British prime minister in 1868 and from 1874 to 1880.
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