Hero's Tale After the Calamity (Youth Edition)

Author: Sir Walter Scott
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Publish Date: 2002-04-01
Features: Ivanhoe was published in 1819, a historical novel that Sir Walter Scott took seven years to complete after putting it aside. As critic Thomas Carlyle said, "Historical novels teach us truths unknown to historians, showing us that ancient days were filled with living, feeling people, not just shadows mentioned in documents and debates." Every character in a historical novel is created with diverse colors due to the author's personal preferences for historical figures, the author's own personality, and their unique perspectives on things. Since Sir Walter Scott has always admired aristocratic knights, the knights in the Middle Ages he depicts mostly embody the bright side of justice prevailing and righteousness always existing.