Title: Ivanhoe
First published: 1823
Description: The father of the historical novel, Sir Walter Scott invented a literary form that has remained popular for over one hundred and fifty years. Infusing his works with romance, action, and suspense, he brought long-gone eras back to life with splendor and spectacle.Set in England just after the Third Crusade, Ivanhoe is the tale of Wilfrid, a young Saxon knight, and his love for the royal princess Rowena. With his father against their union, Wilfrid embarks on a series of adventures to prove his worth, finding himself in conflict against the Normans and the Templars, and allied with such larger-than-life figures as Robin Hood and Richard the Lion Hearted. A timeless story of courage, chivalry, and courtly love, Ivanhoe is a grand epic, and its place in classical literature is assured.
Subjects: Fiction, History, Knights and knighthood, Jews, Sir Ivanhoe, Wilfred of (Fictitious character), Anglo-Saxons, Juvenile fiction, Normans, Readers, Triangles (Interpersonal relations), Chivalry, German language, Translations into French, Translations from English, Crusades, English literature, French literature, Medieval Civilization, Classic Literature, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Great britain, fiction, Fiction, romance, historical, Jews, fiction, England, fiction, Fiction, historical, Templars, Fiction, historical, general, Large type books, Historical fiction, Children's fiction, Great britain, history, fiction, Richard i, king of england, 1157-1199, fiction, Great britain, history, plantagenets, 1154-1399, fiction, Knights and knighthood, fiction, Long Now Manual for Civilization, crusades in fiction, Jews in fiction, Fiction, romance, historical, general, German, Dictionaries, English language, Classics, Knights and knighthood -- Fiction, Love stories, Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction, Great Britain -- History -- Richard I, 1189-1199 -- Fiction, Jews -- England -- Fiction, Ivanhoe, Wilfred of, Sir (Fictitious character) -- Fiction, Anglo-Saxons -- Fiction, Normans -- Great Britain -- Fiction
Places: Great Britain, England, York
People: Walter Scott Sir (1771-1832), Richard the Lionheart, King John, Ivanhoe (Fictitious character)
Time periods: Richard I, 1189-1199, 12th century, Third, 1189-1192, Norman period, 1066-1154