Ivanhoe: illustrated - first published in 1820
Walter Scott
Paperback
(CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Nov. 20, 2017)
Come, trowl the brown bowl to me, Bully boy, bully boy, Come, trowl the brown bowl to me: Ho! jolly Jenkin, I spy a knave in drinking, Come, trowl the brown bowl to me. The historical adventure-romance "Ivanhoe" is set in England and at the close of the 12th century. The novel describes the adventures of the heroic Wilfred of Ivanhoe in winning the hand of virtuous Lady Rowena. There are combats, tournaments, Kings and honorable Knights. Furthermore "Ivanhoe" is packed with a whole bunch of characters, like Wamba and Gurth, Cedric of Rotherwood, the fierce Templar knight or Sir Brian de Bois-Gilbert. The legendary Robin Hood is also a character in the Middle Age action-story.