A century has passed since the Norman Conquest, and England is still a colony of foreign warlords. Prince John is plotting to seize the throne from his brother, Richard the Lion-Hearted, and Robin Hood and his merry band are making fo...
The first historical novel and an international bestseller. Sir Walter Scott was one of the bestselling novelists of the nineteenth century and is credited with establishing the historical novel. His first novel, Waverley (1814), te...
Ivanhoe brings to life twelfth-century England. This masterful story of courtly love and chivalry includes several unforgettable scenes: the rescue of Ivanhoe by Robin Hood, Richard the Lion-Hearted's aid at evil King John's tournamen...
Waverley: or 'Tis Sixty Years Since (...
Walter ScottSet during the Jacobite rising in Scotland in 1745, this novel springs from Scott's childhood recollections and his desire to preserve in writing the features of life in the Highlands and Lowlands of Scotland. Waverley was first publ...
During the Crusades, Wilifrid, a young Saxon knight, embarks on a series of adventures to prove himself worthy of the princess Rowena, fighting the Normans and the Templars—and allied with such figures as Robin Hood and Richard th...