Sir Walter Scott wrote Ivanhoe in 1819 and continues to be highly popular. I read this in high school and thoroughly enjoyed it. Did anyone have a problem reading this novel?
I only ask because I just watched a you tube video by someone who published an edited version which eliminated all the extraneous material making it much shorter.
I guess I will have to reread this to see if this was necessary.
The length of a novel has not necessarily been a deterrent for me. I recall reading The Prince of India by Lew Wallace. I loved this two-volume 1,000 page adventure and preferred it to his more popular publication of Ben-Hur. When I finished, I decided I would like a shorter novel. My sister recommended The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
After this "shorter" read which I enjoyed, I thought I would try The Count of Monte Cristo. It was only 600 pages so I whipped through it and had great fun. However, I was very disappointed when I discovered the 600 page version was pretty much the Reader's Digest version.
I guess I will have to reread The Count of Monte Cristo after I reread Ivanhoe.
Any suggestions for a short novel?
