Ivanhoe: Special Edition

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Ivanhoe: Special EditionISBN13:9781718680869ISBN10:1718680864Author:Scott, Walter (Author)Description:(This is a RePrint) - Ivanhoe Is The Story Of One Of The Remaining Saxon Noble Families At A Time When The English Nobility Was Overwhelmingly Norman It Follows The Saxon Protagonist, Wilfrid Of Ivanhoe, Who Is Out Of Favour With His Father Owing To His Courting The Lady Rowena And For His Allegiance To The Norman King Richard I Of England The Story Is Set In 1194, After The End Of The Third Crusade, When Many Of The Crusaders Were Still Returning To Europe King Richard, Having Been Captured By The Duke Of Saxony, On His Way Back, Was Still Supposed To Be In The Arms Of His Captors The Legendary Robin Hood, Initially Under The Name Of Locksley, Is Also A Character In The Story, As Are His 'Merry Men, ' Including Friar Tuck And, Less So, Alan-A-Dale (Little John Is Merely Mentioned ) The Character That Scott Gave To Robin Hood In Ivanhoe Helped Shape The Modern Notion Of This Figure As A Cheery Noble Outlaw Other Major Characters Include Ivanhoe's Intractable Saxon Father Cedric, A Descendant Of The Saxon King Harold Godwinson; Various Knights Templar And Churchmen; The Loyal Serfs Gurth The Swineherd And The Jester Wamba, Whose Observations Punctuate Much Of The Action; And The Jewish Moneylender, Isaac Of York, Equally Passionate Of Money And His Daughter, Rebecca The Book Was Written And Published During A Period Of Increasing Struggle For Emancipation Of The Jews In England, And There Are Frequent References To Injustice Against Them We Are Delighted To Publish This Classic Book As Part Of Our Extensive Classic Library Collection Many Of The Books In Our Collection Have Been Out Of Print For Decades, And Therefore Have Not Been Accessible To The General Public The Aim Of Our Publishing Program Is To Facilitate Rapid Access To This Vast Reservoir Of Literature, And Our View Is That This Is A Significant Literary Work, Which Deserves To Be Brought Back Into Print After Many Decades The Contents Of The Vast Majority Of Titles In The Classic Library Have Been Scanned From The Original Works To Ensure A High Quality Product, Each Title Has Been Meticulously Hand Curated By Our Staff Our Philosophy Has Been Guided By A Desire To Provide The Reader With A Book That Is As Close As Possible To Ownership Of The Original Work We Hope That You Will Enjoy This Wonderful Classic Work, And That For You It Becomes An Enriching Experience Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date:2018-05-05Weight:1.05 lbsDimensions:0.97'' H x 7.99'' L x 5'' WNumber of Pages:484Language:English

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