Penguin English Library Ivanhoe
Penguin English Library Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott is a UK edition published by National Geographic Books on December 25, 2012. This 400-page novel presents a tale of adventure and chivalry set in a romanticized medieval world, where the protagonist, Ivanhoe, is banished from England for pursuing a forbidden love. As he joins Richard the Lion Heart on a crusade, he becomes embroiled in a power struggle between King Richard and his scheming brother John, navigating themes of loyalty and honor.
Readers will find a rich narrative that intertwines historical and fictional elements, showcasing the conflict between dispossessed Saxons and their Norman overlords. The story captures the essence of medieval tournaments, sieges, and the ideals of chivalry, while exploring Ivanhoe’s quest for glory and love. This edition is part of the Penguin English Library, which features a collection of significant works in English literature from the eighteenth century to the early twentieth century.
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One of the BBC’s ‘100 Novels That Shaped Our World’
The Penguin English Library Edition of Ivanhoe by Walter Scott
‘Fight on, brave knights! Man dies, but glory lives!’
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.
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