Ivanhoe

Sir Walter Scott's vivid portrayal of 12th century customs, conflicts, and characters has secured Ivanhoe’s status as a classic of historical fiction. It is credited as one of the origins of the contemporary imagining of King Richard the Lionheart and Robin Hood.

SIR WALTER SCOTT [1771-1832] was a Scottish novelist and historian. His writing had an incredible impact throughout European literature, especially on historical fiction, and the authors said to have been inspired by him is innumerable. Among his most famous works are Ivanhoe [1819], Waverly [1814], and Rob Roy [1817].