Ivanhoe

In twelfth-century England, the disinherited knight Ivanhoe returns from the Crusades to win his lady, restore his honor, and aid the outlawed Saxons against Norman tyranny, amid tournaments, sieges, and the shadow of Robin Hood. Scott’s most famous novel fixed the popular image of the Middle Ages—chivalry, damsels, and derring-do—for generations of readers. Rich in pageantry and adventure, and notable for the noble Jewish heroine Rebecca, Ivanhoe is a rousing tale of loyalty, prejudice, and romance. Sweeping and colorful, it is the quintessential historical romance, a founding classic of the genre that shaped how the modern world imagines the age of knights.