Project Gutenberg 2008-09-09 Public domain in the USA. 129 Scott, Walter 1771 1832 Scott, Sir Walter Malagrowther, Malachi Cleishbotham, Jedediah Templeton, Laurence Brink, Jan ten 1834 1901 Ten Brink, Jan Lindo, M. P. (Mark Prager) 1819 1877 Lindo, Mark Prager Ivanhoe Reading ease score: 63.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ "Ivanhoe" by Walter Scott is a historical novel written in the early 19th century. The story is set in England during the late 12th century, a time marked by the absence of King Richard the Lionheart and the unrest caused by the oppression of the Saxon population by the Norman nobility. The narrative centers around Wilfred of Ivanhoe, a Saxon knight, as he navigates the complexities of loyalty, love, and conflict in a divided society. At the start of "Ivanhoe," readers are introduced to the historical context of England after the Norman Conquest, the tensions between the Saxon and Norman classes, and the challenges faced by lesser nobility. The opening chapters present Cedric the Saxon, his concerns over his missing herd, and the presence of his ward, the beautiful Rowena. Two key characters, Gurth, a Saxon swineherd, and Wamba, a clown, engage in witty banter that underscores their subservient status while revealing their cleverness. As Cedric grows increasingly impatient for dinner and worried about his men, he expresses disdain towards the Normans, setting the stage for the forthcoming tensions and conflicts that will drive the plot forward. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Historical fiction Knights and knighthood -- Fiction Love stories Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction Great Britain -- History -- Richard I, 1189-1199 -- Fiction Jews -- England -- Fiction Ivanhoe, Wilfred of, Sir (Fictitious character) -- Fiction Anglo-Saxons -- Fiction Normans -- Great Britain -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1383969 1372052 2024-10-11T10:41:43.703614 2023-09-12T04:03:45.402700 text/html text/html 1389743 2008-09-09T07:27:18 text/html 14028872 2008-09-09T07:28:14 text/html application/zip 14588233 2024-10-11T10:42:06.628428 application/epub+zip 14605223 2024-10-11T10:41:48.782586 application/epub+zip 538976 2024-10-11T10:41:45.895555 application/epub+zip 15168478 2024-10-11T10:42:19.472444 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 14723614 2024-10-11T10:42:03.420496 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 803928 2022-09-12T10:12:15.803366 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1154058 1153968 2024-10-11T10:41:39.459622 2023-09-12T04:03:41.607173 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1152897 2008-09-09T07:27:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 429596 2008-09-09T07:28:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 23125 2024-10-11T10:42:19.667363 application/rdf+xml 12982 2024-10-11T10:41:46.106551 image/jpeg 2435 2024-10-11T10:41:46.004551 image/jpeg 13842084 2024-10-11T10:41:44.396559 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia