Walter Scott
2) Ivanhoe
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
910L
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English
Description
The epitome of the chivalric novel, Ivanhoe sweeps readers into Medieval England and the lives of a memorable cast of characters. Ivanhoe, a trusted ally of Richard-the-Lion-Hearted, returns from the Crusades to reclaim the inheritance his father denied him. Rebecca, a vibrant, beautiful Jewish woman is defended by Ivanhoe against a charge of witchcraft -- but it is Lady Rowena who is Ivanhoe's true love. The wicked Prince John plots to usurp England's...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 12.9 - AR Pts: 40
Lexile measure
1410L
Language
English
Description
The epitome of the chivalric novel, Ivanhoe sweeps readers into Medieval England and the lives of a memorable cast of characters. Ivanhoe, a trusted ally of Richard-the-Lion-Hearted, returns from the Crusades to reclaim the inheritance his father denied him. Rebecca, a vibrant, beautiful Jewish woman is defended by Ivanhoe against a charge of witchcraft, but it is Lady Rowena who is Ivanhoe's true love. The wicked Prince John plots to usurp England's...
4) Rob Roy
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Series
Waverley novels
Oxford world's classics
Calebonian edition volume 2 set
Everyman's library volume 142
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Oxford world's classics
Calebonian edition volume 2 set
Everyman's library volume 142
More Series...
Lexile measure
1560L
Language
English
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Francis Osbaldistone is banished to Scotland, where he meets Robert Roy MacGregor, and when he joins Rob Roy in his attempt to overthrow the English, he learns how to fight for what he believes in.
5) The talisman
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English
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The Talisman is Sir Walter Scott's tale of the Crusades -- a tale of chivalry, of violence, of virtue, romance, and deceit. In Scott's own words: ...the warlike character of Richard I, wild and generous, a pattern of chivalry, with all its extravagant virtues, and its no less absurd errors, was opposed to that of Saladin, in which the Christian and English monarch showed all the cruelty and violence of an Eastern sultan, and Saladin, on the other...
7) Kenilworth
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English
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Kenilworth: Presents a fictional portrait of life during the Elizabethan era as the Earl of Leicester tries to keep his marriage to Amy Robsart a secret to avoid the displeasure of Queen Elizabeth.
The Pirate: Based on the life of notorious pirate John Gow, The Pirate takes place on the island of Shetland around the year 1700. The shipwrecked Captain Cleveland's arrival sets off a bitter conflict with the son of a reformed pirate, and their rivalry...
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1560L
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English
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Sir William Ashton, a devious lawyer, has deprived Lord Ravenswood of his title, his estate and subsequently of his life by means of legal and financial trickery. Edgar, Ravenswood's only son, has inherited his father's desire for vengeance. When he meets his adversary by chance, however, he not only saves Ashton's life, but falls in love with his daughter Lucy. The couple wish to marry, but will the ancient prophecy of Ravenswood stand in their way?...
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Quentin Durward: This novel, written in 1823, tells the story of Quentin Durward, a wandering Scottish nobleman who goes to France to make his fortune and ends up serving in the Scottish Guard of the French King, Louis XI. Quentin is as noble and true and chivalrous as Louis is sneaky, cruel, and out for number one, but together they make a pretty good team.
The Talisman: The Talisman is Sir Walter Scott's tale of the Crusades, a tale of chivalry,...
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Series
Oxford world's classics
Calebonian edition volume 2 set
Rinehart editions
The Waverley Novels volume 07
Calebonian edition volume 2 set
Rinehart editions
The Waverley Novels volume 07
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English
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Pub. Date
1898.
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English
Description
The Antiquary: The third of Scott's (1771-1832) Waverly Novels is set in Scotland in the last years of the 18th century, and centers around Jonathan Oldbuck, the antiquary, the closest to a self-portrait of any of Scott's characters.
Old Mortality (1816), which many consider the finest of Scott's Waverley novels, is a swift-moving historical romance that places an anachronistically liberal hero against the forces of fanaticism in seventeenth-century...
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Waverly: Waverley is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832). Published anonymously in 1814 as Scott's first venture into prose fiction, it is often regarded as the first historical novel in the western tradition. The book became so popular that Scott's later novels were advertised as being "by the author of Waverley". His series of works on similar themes written during the same period have become collectively known as the "Waverley...
13) (The) monastery
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English
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The Monastery: Set in the time of Mary, Queen of Scots, and the Elizabethan period, The Monastery explores the conflict between the Catholics and Reformists, which imperils a monastery. A love affair plays out against the backdrop of the turbulent era, and a religious community rebels against the new doctrines as the Protestant Reformation takes hold.
The Abbot: A Romance is one of Scott's Tales from Benedictine Sources and is set in the time of...
16) Old mortality
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Series
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English
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A swift-moving historical romance that places an anachronistically liberal hero against the forces of fanaticism in seventeenth-century Scotland.
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Pub. Date
1933
Language
English
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Peveril of the Peak: Set against the backdrop of the Popish Plot to overturn Charles II, Peveril of the Peak explores the on-going tensions between Cavalier and Puritan loyalties during the fraught years of Restoration England. Ranging from Derbyshire to the Isle of Man and culminating in London, it is a novel which interweaves political intrigue, personal responsibilities and the ways in which the forces of history are played out.
Black Dwarf: The...