by Walter Scott · Penguin Classics · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140431438
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«Ivanhoe» is Walter Scott's historical adventure novel, published by Penguin Classics in paperback (624 pages, in English).
In 1194 England, the Saxon knight Ivanhoe returns from the Crusades to find a kingdom divided between Normans and Saxons, with Prince John in power and Richard the Lionheart absent. To reclaim his inheritance and the love of Lady Rowena, he becomes embroiled in tournaments, sieges and intrigues, with allies such as Robin Hood and Rebecca.
The reprinted Penguin Classics edition includes an introduction and notes by A. N. Wilson; the novel was originally published in 1819.
A suitable read for lovers of historical fiction, classic literature and tales of chivalry set in the Middle Ages.
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, was a Scottish novelist, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature. He is known for his Waverley novels (1814–1831), which were, for nearly a century, among the most popular and widely read novels in Europe. He is also known for his narrative poems Marmion (1808) and The Lady of the Lake (1810). He greatly influenced European and American literature.
