Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe

A curious exemplification of the power of a single book for good or harm is shown in the effects wrought by Don Quixote and those wrought by Ivanhoe. The first swept the world's admiration for the meiaeval chivalry-silliness out of existence; and the other restored it. - MARK TWAIN

[Ivanhoe] may have been badly wounded in combat - only to recover and save the day - but he has never been sliced up like this. - SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY

This is exactly what is needed in order to rescue Sir Walter Scott. - ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH

I applaud this new, shorter version of Ivanhoe which makes this wonderful novel, once so popular, accessible to a new generation of readers who will be able to enjoy its classic blend of history and romance. - PROFESSOR GRAHAM TULLOCH, Editor of the Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley novels

Professor David Purdie's meticulous adaption has made Sir Walter Scott's classic much more accessible to the modern reader... Purdie has managed to conserve Scott's masterly evocation of the 'sights, colours and sounds' of the Middle Ages. - EDINBURGH LIFE

David Purdie's inspired reworking of its complex characters, romance and high drama is an engrossing page-turner. - SCOTTISH REVIEW OF BOOKS

Ivanhoe re-emerges alive for the modern age. - SCOTTISH REVIEW OF BOOKS