by Walter Scott · Ediciones Orbis, S.A. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788440210616
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«Ivanhoe» is the historical novel by Walter Scott, published by Ediciones Orbis, S.A. in hardback (in Spanish).
Set in 12th-century England, the novel tells of the return of the Saxon knight Wilfred of Ivanhoe, who comes back from the Crusades to claim his inheritance and the love of Lady Rowena. With Richard the Lionheart absent and John Lackland scheming, the tension between Saxons and Normans draws Ivanhoe into tournaments, sieges and divided loyalties.
The novel was originally published in 1819; this Spanish-language edition by Ediciones Orbis dates from 1990.
For those seeking a classic of adventure with knights, tournaments and political intrigue in the Middle Ages.
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, was a Scottish novelist, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature. He is known for his Waverley novels (1814–1831), which were, for nearly a century, among the most popular and widely read novels in Europe. He is also known for his narrative poems Marmion (1808) and The Lady of the Lake (1810). He greatly influenced European and American literature.
