Ivanhoe a Romance: The Works of Sir Walter Scott (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781162632032)

Ivanhoe, a Romance is a classic historical novel written by Sir Walter Scott. Set in 12th century England, the novel tells the story of Wilfred of Ivanhoe, a Saxon knight who returns to England after fighting in the Crusades. He finds himself embroiled in a power struggle between the Normans and Saxons, and falls in love with the beautiful Lady Rowena, who is promised to another. Along the way, he encounters the legendary outlaw Robin Hood, and faces off against the villainous Templar knight, Brian de Bois-Guilbert. The novel explores themes of chivalry, honor, and the clash of cultures in medieval England. This edition of Ivanhoe is part of The Works of Sir Walter Scott, a collection of the author's most famous works. It includes an introduction and notes by the editor, providing historical context and analysis of the novel.1905. Sir Walter Scott was a master of diverse talents. He was a man of letters, a dedicated historian and historiographer, a well-read translator of foreign texts, and a talented poet. Deriving most of his material from his native Scotland, its history and its legends, Scott invented and mastered what we know today as the historical novel. Ivanhoe, a tale of chivalry, was set in the age of Richard the Lion-Hearted. Wilfred of Ivanhoe loves Rowena, but his father plans to marry her to Athelstane of Coningsburgh. Ivanhoe serves with King Richard in the crusades. The King's brother John tries to usurp the throne with the help of Norman barons. Richard appears in disguise at the tournament at Ashby de la Zouch, where he helps Ivanhoe to defeat John's knights. At the tournament Sir Brian falls in love with Rebecca, a beautiful Jewess. She is taken captive with her father Isaac, Rowena, Ivanhoe, and Cedric by the Norman barons and imprisoned in Torquilstone. The King and his band of outlaws, among them Robin Hood, release the prisoners. Rebecca is carried off by Bois-Guilbert and charged with witchcraft. Ivanhoe appears as her champion, opposing Bois-Guilbert, who dies. Rebecca, seeing Ivanhoe's love for Rowena, leaves England with her father. See the many other works by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.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.

Author: Walter Scott
ISBN-10: 1162632038
ISBN-13: 9781162632032
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2010
Pages: 612
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.28lbs
Size: 9.25h x 7.50w x 1.24d