{"product_id":"ivanhoe-by-sir-walter-scott-richard-edward-king-c1890","title":"Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott - Richard Edward King, c.1890","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Ivanhoe\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Sir Walter Scott\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Richard Edward King\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: Undated, c.1890\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback in English\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in good condition for its age other than some minor signs of wear. Tanning pages with age spots and an endpaper inscription.\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003eAmazing to read and beautiful to look at, this lovely old book tells the tale of the protagonist, Wilfred of Ivanhoe who is the son of Cedric, a Saxon nobleman. In the hope of one day restoring the Saxon dynasty, Cedric wishes to marry his ward Rowena to Athelstane of Coningsburgh, a descendant of Edward the Confessor. However Ivanhoe's love for Rowena threatens these plans and leads Cedric to disinherit him. Ivanhoe joins the Third Crusade, fighting alongside Richard the Lionheart in the Holy Land and wins the King's favour. The novel begins with Ivanhoe's return to England, where Prince John is plotting to depose his brother Richard, who has been taken captive in Austria on his way home from the Crusades. Ivanhoe was the first novel in which Scott adopted a purely English subject, portraying the enmity of Saxons and Normans during the reign of Richard I","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56172198822267,"sku":"10789939","price":19.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/files\/orig_505765_jpg.jpg?v=1774441876","url":"https:\/\/countryhouselibrary.co.uk\/products\/ivanhoe-by-sir-walter-scott-richard-edward-king-c1890","provider":"Country House Library ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}