Ivanhoe (Penguin Popular Classics) - Softcover

Scott, Walter, Sr.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140620508 ISBN 13: 9780140620504

Publisher: Penguin Books Canada, Limited, 1994

Synopsis

Banished from England for seeking to marry against his father's wishes, Ivanhoe joins Richard the Lion Heart on a crusade in the Holy Land. On his return, his passionate desire is to be reunited with the beautiful but forbidden lady Rowena, but he soon finds himself playing a more dangerous game as he is drawn into a bitter power struggle between the noble King Richard and his evil and scheming brother John. The first of Scott's novels to address a purely English subject, "Ivanhoe" is set in a highly romanticized medieval world of tournaments and sieges, chivalry and adventure where dispossessed Saxons are pitted against their Norman overlords, and where the historical and fictional seamlessly merge.

About this title

About the Author:

Walter Scott (1771-1832) was an extremely influential novelist, establishing the form of the historical novel and the short story. He wrote both dramas and novels, including The Antiquary and The Tale of Old Mortality.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Books Canada, Limited
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0140620508
• ISBN 13: 9780140620504
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 528