Ivanhoe (1819) is een historische roman, een genre dat na Walter Scott vele navolgers heeft gekend. Tegen de achtergrond van de Normandische (Franse) overheersing van Engeland maken we kennis met Ivanhoe, de 'onterfde ridder', verstoten door zijn vader omdat hij met de Normandische koning Richard (Leeuwenhart) op kruistocht is gegaan. Ivanhoe heeft liefde opgevat voor Rowena, de pleegdochter van zijn vader. Na velerlei avonturen - een riddersteekspel, een gijzeling, een godsgericht - loopt alles goed af en Ivanhoe "leefde lang en gelukkig met Rowena, want zij (...) beminden elkander te...

Ivanhoe (1819) is een historische roman, een genre dat na Walter Scott vele navolgers heeft gekend. Tegen de achtergrond van de Normandische (Franse) overheersing van Engeland maken we kennis met Ivanhoe, de 'onterfde ridder', verstoten door zijn vader omdat hij met de Normandische koning Richard (Leeuwenhart) op kruistocht is gegaan. Ivanhoe heeft liefde opgevat voor Rowena, de pleegdochter van zijn vader. Na velerlei avonturen - een riddersteekspel, een gijzeling, een godsgericht - loopt alles goed af en Ivanhoe "leefde lang en gelukkig met Rowena, want zij (...) beminden elkander te...

This collection chronicles the fiction and non fiction classics by the greatest writers the world has ever known. The inclusion of both popular as well as overlooked pieces is pivotal to providing a broad and representative collection of classic works.

Wilfred of Ivanhoe returns from the Crusades to face the disapproval of his father, who disinherits him for his political allegiances and his love for the Lady Rowena. He gets caught up in the power-struggle between King Richard and Prince John. Set in 12th-century England, "Ivanhoe" is both a gripping historical novel and a study of human morality.

Never reprinted in its original form since 1805, and never before presented in a complete annotated, scholarly edition, Tales of Wonder is a landmark in the study of Gothic literature and Romantic poetry. In Volume II we find Ben Jonson's song for 13 witches, a clutch of famous Scottish ghost ballads, a journey to an Irish cave that opens into Purgatory, a Russian prince's date with Death after 300 years of bliss in the Land of Felicity, the dangers of lingering at the fairy Tam Lin's well, the mysterious death of King Arthur, and the most terrifying horseback ride in all literature,...

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.

Originally published in 1909 as part of the English Literature for Schools collection, this book contains an edited edition of Sir Walter Scott's Tales of a Grandfather, which covers the history of Scotland from the pre-Roman period until the Battle of Flodden in 1513. The text is written in a fluent and readable style, and critical notes are supplied at the end of the book. This volume will be of value to anyone with an interest in Scottish history or the history of education.

This critical edition of Scott's Minstrelsy presents a seminal 19th-century work for a 21st-century audience
This 3-volume edition of Scott's Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border (1802-3) presents nearly 100 poems and songs, many of them containing fascinating narratives of death, murder and abductions. It also includes his extended essays on history and the supernatural, in which Scott gives the background to the ballad narratives opening up a window into the life of the Scottish Borders around 1800. The Edinburgh edition presents Scott's original text in a new critical way and tells the...