Walter Scott
Ivanhoe
originally published:
Edinburgh : Archibald Constable and Company
December 1819
The title page of the first edition, as illustrated in the Grolier Club's 1902 publication One Hundred Books Famous in English Literature.
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born: 8/15/1771
died: 9/21/1832
born as: Walter Scott
nationality: Scotland
Scottish writer who is often considered both the inventor and the greatest practitioner of the historical novel. - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature
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