Ivanhoe
$23.86
- Paperback
544 pages
- Release Date
10 October 2000
Summary
IVANHOE (1819)
The first of Scott’s novels to adopt a purely English subject, Ivanhoe was also his first attempt to combine history and romance, which later influenced Victorian medievalism. Set at the time of the Norman Conquest, Ivanhoe returns from the Crusades to claim his inheritance and the love of Rowena and becomes involved in the struggle between Richard Coeur de Lion and his Norman brother John.
The gripping narrative is structured by a series of conflicts…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140436587 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140436588 |
| Author: | Walter Scott, Graham Tulloch |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 544 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 10 October 2000 |
| Weight: | 386g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 32mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
Walter Scott
Walter Scott (1771-1832) was born and educated in Edinburgh. He trained as a lawyer and later entered the printing business. He published several volumes of poetry and turned down the offer of the laureateship before concentrating on fiction. He is credited with establishing the form of the historical novel and the short story.
Graham Tulloch is a Reader in English at Flinders University, South Australia. He has published several books on Scott.
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