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Introduction to Chapters 1-4. Most of all, Ivanhoe is an adventure story, a romance. However, Sir Walter Scott set the story in a real time period of English history, and he spends half of the first chapter describing the political climate of 12th century England, laying the groundwork for his exciting tale.
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Ivanhoe, Sir Walter Scott’s 1819 novel set in late twelfth-century England, has a claim to being the most influential novel of the entire nineteenth century. It was hugely popular, and remains so, with such figures as Tony Blair and Ho Chi Minh both declaring it their favourite novel.
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A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for selected works by Sir Walter Scott, the inventor and greatest practitioner of the historical novel. Titles in this study guide include Ivanhoe, The Heart of Midlothian, and Quentin Durward.
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Putting the Work into Context. Ivanhoe was written by Sir Walter Scott in the year 1819—more than 200 years ago. Sir Walter Scott was a Scottish novelist, born in Edinburgh in 1771. The King of England and Scotland at the time was George III, who would soon lose the thirteen colonies in America.