Walter Scott
1) Ivanhoe
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Español
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When Wilfred of Ivanhoe, loyal knight to King Richard the Lionheart, falls in love with the beautiful Rowena, little does he know what trials lie ahead.
2) Ivanhoe
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Mimética
Pub. Date
2024
Language
Portuguese
Description
Uma das obras-primas de Walter Scott e considerado o primeiro romance histórico do Romantismo, "Ivanhoe" (1820) narra a luta entre saxões e normandos e as intrigas de João sem Terra para destronar Ricardo Coração de Leão.
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Ediciones LAVP
Pub. Date
2018
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Español
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Ivanhoe es una novela histórica escrita en 1820 y ambientada en la Inglaterra medieval, durante el siglo XII por el escocés Walter Scott. Sin duda es una de las primeras y más aclamadas obras del género dramático. El protagonista de la acción es Wilfredo de Ivanhoe, un joven y valeroso caballero de aquella convulsa época.
En términos generales es la historia de una de las familias nobles sajonas en un momento en que la nobleza en Inglaterra
4) O Talismã
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Publisher
Mimética
Pub. Date
2024
Language
Portuguese
Description
Publicado em 1825, «O Talismã» é a obra fundadora do romance histórico tal como o conhecemos hoje. Combinando elementos reais com uma trama ficcional, o escocês Walter Scott conta a história de dois nobres líderes que se respeitam e admiram mutuamente – o rei inglês Ricardo Coração de Leão e o líder mouro Saladin –, mas que disputam a posse de Jerusalém...
5) Robin Hood
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Publisher
SAGA Egmont
Pub. Date
2022
Language
Español
Description
La historia del legendario arquero de Locksley, Robin Hood, no necesita presentación. Surge de una serie de baladas y leyendas del medievo inglés interpretadas y reunidas por el autor Sir Walter Scott para darles la forma del relato de ficción de un noble inglés que se convierte en proscrito para enfrentarse a un gobierno injusto y llevar a cabo la acción que le convertiría en leyenda: robar a los ricos para repartir sus riquezas entre los pobres.Este...
6) The talisman
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English
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The Talisman is one of the Waverley novels by Sir Walter Scott. Published in 1825 as the second of his Tales of the Crusaders, it is set during the Third Crusade and centres on the relationship between Richard I of England and Saladin. (Source: Wikipedia)
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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...
8) Ivanhoe
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English
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"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...
10) Rob Roy
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English
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"For the most popular of his Scottish romances, published at the end of 1817, Scott drew on the legends and historical anecdotes about Rob Roy MacGregor he had collected in his youth. This famous outlaw is only one of a series of vivid characters who cast their spell on the novel's hero, Frank Osbaldistone, on his journey through the wild northern territories of the new United Kingdom."--Cover.
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Publisher
Booklassic
Pub. Date
2015
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Español
Description
''El cuento sucede en un castillo de un rico terrateniente, a donde ha llegado sin así planearlo un viejo amigo, al que no veía hacia mucho, el general Browne, recién llegado de América, en donde había participado en la guerra con Estados Unidos, camino a algún lugar se decide a visitar el Castillo que le ha llamado la atención, y se encuentra con su amigo, que le invita a hospedarse con él, ya que está celebrando una fiesta con muchos
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Drawn & Quarterly
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Wendy is an aspiring contemporary artist whose adventures have taken her to galleries, art openings, and parties in Los Angeles, Tokyo, and Toronto. In 'Wendy, Master of Art', Walter Scott's sly wit and social commentary zero in on MFA culture as our hero hunkers down to complete a master of fine arts at the University of Hell in small-town Ontario. Finally Wendy has space to refine her artistic practice, but in this calm, all of her unresolved insecurities...
