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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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Ivanhoe
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(1819) Novel by Walter *Scott, set in the time of the crusades. Amid a turmoil of tournaments and sieges, Ivanhoe is loved by rival heroines – Rowena, descended from King Alfred, and the beautiful Rebecca, daughter of Isaac the Jew. The princess wins the knight, but it is Rebecca who wins the reader's heart.
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