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Ivanhoe

A Romance

Walter Scott (1771–1832)

47 chapters and parts · about 16 hours to read

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What the book is about

"Ivanhoe: A Romance" by Walter Scott is a historical novel published in December 1819. Set in 1194 England, it tells the story of Saxon knight Wilfred of Ivanhoe, disinherited for his loyalty to Norman King Richard the Lionheart and forbidden love for Lady Rowena. The novel weaves together tournaments, outlaws, and deep divisions between Jews and Christians, Normans and Saxons. Scott's vivid portrayal of medieval England sparked widespread fascination with chivalry and the Middle Ages, influencing how generations would imagine figures like Richard the Lionheart and Robin Hood.

This summary comes from the Project Gutenberg catalogue, where it was written automatically.

  • Anglo-Saxons
  • Great Britain -- History -- Richard I, 1189-1199
  • Historical fiction
  • Ivanhoe, Wilfred of, Sir (Fictitious character)
  • Jews -- England

Chapters

  1. Opening pagesabout 41 minutes
  2. Chapter Iabout 18 minutes
  3. Chapter IIabout 25 minutes
  4. Chapter IIIabout 15 minutes
  5. Chapter IVabout 15 minutes
  6. Chapter Vabout 17 minutes
  7. Chapter VIabout 26 minutes
  8. Chapter VIIabout 25 minutes
  9. Chapter VIIIabout 22 minutes
  10. Chapter IXabout 18 minutes
  11. Chapter Xabout 19 minutes
  12. Chapter XIabout 15 minutes
  13. Chapter XIIabout 23 minutes
  14. Chapter XIIIabout 18 minutes
  15. Chapter XIVabout 17 minutes
  16. Chapter XVabout 11 minutes
  17. Chapter XVIabout 24 minutes
  18. Chapter XVIIabout 8 minutes
  19. Chapter XVIIIabout 16 minutes
  20. Chapter XIXabout 14 minutes
  21. Chapter XXabout 13 minutes
  22. Chapter XXIabout 17 minutes
  23. Chapter XXIIabout 18 minutes
  24. Chapter XXIIIabout 15 minutes
  25. Chapter XXIVabout 22 minutes
  26. Chapter XXVabout 15 minutes
  27. Chapter XXVIabout 13 minutes
  28. Chapter XXVIIabout 33 minutes
  29. Chapter XXVIIIabout 26 minutes
  30. Chapter XXIXabout 21 minutes
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  1. Chapter XXXabout 17 minutes
  2. Chapter XXXIabout 26 minutes
  3. Chapter XXXIIabout 27 minutes
  4. Chapter XXXIIIabout 25 minutes
  5. Chapter XXXIVabout 16 minutes
  6. Chapter XXXVabout 24 minutes
  7. Chapter XXXVIabout 16 minutes
  8. Chapter XXXVIIabout 25 minutes
  9. Chapter XXXVIIIabout 18 minutes
  10. Chapter XXXIXabout 24 minutes
  11. Chapter XLabout 33 minutes
  12. Chapter XLIabout 17 minutes
  13. Chapter XLIIabout 26 minutes
  14. Chapter XLIIIabout 23 minutes
  15. Chapter XLIVPart 1 of 3about 21 minutes
  16. Chapter XLIVPart 2 of 3about 21 minutes
  17. Chapter XLIVPart 3 of 3about 21 minutes

Ivanhoe, by Walter Scott, is in the public domain in the United States. Text from Project Gutenberg, eBook #82, with thanks. Sureno removed Project Gutenberg's header and licence and set the text in large print; this is not an official Project Gutenberg edition. Outside the United States, check your own country's copyright rules before copying it.

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