Literary Thoughts edition

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Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott

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First published in 1820, the historical novel "Ivanhoe" by Scottish author Sir Walter Scott is set in 12th century England, after the failure of the Third Crusade, and tells the story of one of the remaining Saxon noble families at a time when the nobility in England was overwhelmingly Norman. The Saxon protagonist, Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe, is out of favor with his father for his allegiance to the Norman king Richard the Lionheart.

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Sir Walter Scott, 1. Baronet von Abbotsford FRSE (* 15. August 1771 in Edinburgh; † 21. September 1832 in Abbotsford) war ein schottischer Dichter und Schriftsteller und – nicht nur in Europa – einer der meistgelesenen Autoren seiner Zeit.