Ivanhoe by Walter Scott
"Ivanhoe" by Walter Scott is a historical novel published in December 1819. Set in 12th-century England during King Richard's captivity, it follows the disinherited Saxon knight Wilfred of Ivanhoe, caught between Norman rulers and Saxon heritage. The story weaves together a grand tournament, the conflict between his father's wishes and his love for Lady Rowena, dangerous outlaws, and the persecution of Jews. Featuring Robin Hood, treacherous Templar knights, and a kingdom in
turmoil, this tale of chivalry and divided loyalties sparked widespread fascination with medieval romance across Europe. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Scott, Walter, 1771-1832 |
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| Editor | Brink, Jan ten, 1834-1901 |
| Translator | Lindo, M. P. (Mark Prager), 1819-1877 |
| Title | Ivanhoe |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivanhoe Wikipedia page about this book: sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivanhoe |
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Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net/ |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 63.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | Dutch |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Historical fiction |
| Subject | Knights and knighthood -- Fiction |
| Subject | Love stories |
| Subject | Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Great Britain -- History -- Richard I, 1189-1199 -- Fiction |
| Subject | Jews -- England -- Fiction |
| Subject | Ivanhoe, Wilfred of, Sir (Fictitious character) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Anglo-Saxons -- Fiction |
| Subject | Normans -- Great Britain -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 26564 |
| Release Date | Sep 9, 2008 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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