Download Sir Walter Scott Ivanhoe Background. A romance (/ˈaɪvənˌhoʊ/) by walter scott is a historical novel published in three volumes, in 1819, as one of the waverley novels. Ivanhoe is a historical novel by sir walter scott, first published in 1820 in three volumes and subtitled a romance.
Despite the criticism it received because of its historical inaccuracies, the novel was one of scott's most popular works.
With the captivity of king richard, the nobles had resumed the practice of making vassals and serfs of their less powerful neighbors. Lockhart in his memoirs of the life of sir. Sir walter scott was famous for his romantic novels, which in fact evoked great interest in the periods in which they were set. If you can bear with the very lengthy descriptions, and what has to be the driest, most boring first chapter of any book in western civilization, you will actually find yoursel drawn into the story.
