Project Gutenberg 2010-11-16 Public domain in the USA. 66 Scott, Walter 1771 1832 Scott, Sir Walter Malagrowther, Malachi Cleishbotham, Jedediah Templeton, Laurence Montémont, Albert 1788 1861 Montemont, Albert Ivanhoe (3/4) Le retour du croisé Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Jean-Pierre Lhomme, Rénald Lévesque (HTML) and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) "Ivanhoe" by Walter Scott is a historical novel written in the early 19th century. The narrative unfolds in medieval England during the time of the Norman conquest and follows several key characters, including the brave Saxon knight Ivanhoe, the lovely Rebecca, and the oppressive knights like Bois-Guilbert. The book delves into themes of chivalry, romance, and cultural clash between the Saxons and Normans. The opening portion of "Ivanhoe" sets the stage for a tale of tension and conflict, primarily focusing on Rebecca, a Jewish woman in a perilous situation. Captured by hostile forces, she finds herself in a tower alongside a grumpy old woman, Urfried. As the two women interact, Urfried laments her own tragic past and the fate that awaits Rebecca, hinting at a grim future. The excerpt hints at Rebecca's resilience and dignity, even as she faces the threat of violence and discrimination because of her faith. The arrival of the mysterious figure, who disguises himself, adds an element of intrigue, promising complex interactions and struggles to come. This lays the groundwork for a wider exploration of identity, faith, and honor in the medieval landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/34342/34342-h/images/cover.jpg file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/34342/34342-h/images/cover.jpg fr 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 FR Littérature Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 384638 383410 2024-09-14T11:37:40.482070 2023-09-15T06:38:42.250188 text/html text/html 367632 2012-03-26T09:27:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 176412 2012-03-26T09:37:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 189184 2024-09-14T11:37:44.867041 application/epub+zip 194570 2024-09-14T11:37:41.144117 application/epub+zip 194570 2024-09-14T11:37:40.804082 application/epub+zip 303508 2024-09-14T11:37:48.118051 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287597 2024-09-14T11:37:44.558059 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287535 2022-09-15T15:09:39.783201 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362115 361833 2024-09-14T11:37:40.037071 2023-09-15T06:38:41.836172 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 351982 2012-03-26T09:26:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 136689 2012-03-26T09:37:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 22116 2024-09-14T11:37:48.259033 application/rdf+xml 13150 2024-09-14T11:37:40.884044 image/jpeg 2402 2024-09-14T11:37:40.843087 image/jpeg 181610 2024-09-14T11:37:40.521143 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