Walter Scott: 696 books

The Talisman revolves around the Third Crusader’s camp in the Holy Land whereby there exists a truce between the Christians and the Muslims. The camp, which is led by King Richard I of England (the Lion-heart) who is grievously ill, is being torn apart by tensions between rival leaders. (Amazon)

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Although few, if any, of the countries of Europe, have increased so rapidly in wealth and cultivation as Scotland during the last half century, Sultan Mahmoud's owls might nevertheless have found in Caledonia, at any term within that flourishing period, their dowery of ruined villages. Accident or...

In point of time, this romance follows close upon "Quentin Durward," Charles the Bold being a leading figure in both. Here, however, the scene is largely Switzerland, while the characters are drawn from several countries. An idyllic romance between a Swiss maiden and an English refugee has...

50 Masterpieces You Have To Read Before You Die Vol.1 (German Edition) Inhalt: Kandide oder Die beste aller Welten (1759) Die Leiden des jungen Werther (1774) Ahnung und Gegenwart (1815) Frankenstein oder Der moderne Prometheus (1818) Ivanhoe (1819) Eugénie Grandet (1833) Vater Goriot (1835) Gullivers...

La sposa di Lammermoor racconta del tragico amore tra Edgar, padrone di Ravenswood, e Lucy Ashton, figlia di Sir William Ashton, nemico di Ravenswood. La moglie di Sir William è la malvagia della storia, che ordisce l'intero intrigo. Lady Ashton è altera e manipolatrice nel suo scopo di annullare...

"Waverley" is noteworthy not only in being the author's first novel, but also because it gives a fine panorama of an important historic period. The story is written around the Jacobite insurrection of 1745, led by Prince Charles Edward Stuart in the endeavor to place his exiled father upon...

"Une sonnerie de trompettes retentit et les deux camps s'élancèrent l'un contre l'autre. Quand le nuage de poussière se fut dissipé, le public vit que la moitié des chevaliers étaient à terre."Retrouve les aventures d'Ivanhoé dans ce chef-d'œuvre de la littérature classique.Une version adaptée aux jeunes lecteurs et magnifiquement illustrée.Idéal pour les 8-12 ans.

Le château écossais de Douglas, appelé aussi Château Périlleux, est occupé par une garnison anglaise que commande sir John de Walton. Il est menacé par les forces de James Douglas, propriétaire des lieux, et fidèle de Robert Bruce. Bertram, ménestrel anglais, se rend dans ce château....

Philibert de Gramont came of a noble Gascon family, said to have been Basque in origin. His grandmother, Diane d'Andouins, comtesse de Gramont, was "la belle Corisande," one of the mistresses of Henry IV. The grandson assumed that his father, Antoine II de Gramont, viceroy of Navarre, was...

There is so much within this novel, set in Switzerland during the Wars of the Roses in England. Quite complicated politics. (Goodreads)

Set in 12th-century England, Prince John rules while his brother King Richard is away during the Crusades. During his reign, Prince John and others of Norman nobility abuse their power over the Saxons, forcing Saxons off their lands and many Saxon nobles into serfdom. Ivanhoe, a man disowned...

Contents Introduction by Henry Morley -- The Vision of Don Roderick -- The Field of Waterloo -- The Dance of Death -- Romance of Dunois -- The Troubadour -- Pibroch of Donald Dhu.