Book DescriptionThe Wordsworth Classics covers a huge list of beloved works of literature in English and translations.This growing series is rigorously updated,with scholarly introductions and notes added to new titles.Set in the reign of Richard I,"Coeur de Lion",this novel is an historical romance and a tale of derring-do.As the loyal supporters of King Richard battle against the forces of his wicked and scheming brother,Prince John,the reader encounters such characters as Robin Hood.From School Library JournalGrade 9 Up：This is an excellent abridgment of the classic by Sir Walter Scott.The story line is very smooth and easy to follow.David Warner's reading is perfect.His British accent is easy to understand and adds to the telling of the story.Music added at the beginning and end of each side provides additional atmosphere.There is enough background information at the beginning of the presentation to allow listeners to follow the plot and the characters.

Exuberant, colourful and packed with incident,Ivanhoe is Sir Walter Scott's great romance of the Age of Chivalry.

Scott's noble knight, brave Ivanhoe, returns home from the Crusades to claim Rowena, an Anglo-Saxon princess, to be his bride. Before long he is embroiled in the struggle between Prince John and his brother,Richard the Lionheart, who has returned incognito and enlisted the aid of Robin Hood and his merry men to win back the throne of England.