I think the author chose to start the book 19 years before the main events of the story so the reader could absorb things. The author technically wanted the reader(s) to understand something before reading the real story.
D) There is no way to tell if he is less-qualified.
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<span>Depending on which passage you are indicating, Ivanhoe is a novel by Sir Walter Scott. It is a historical novel that is published in 1820 with three volumes. It has a subtitle of A Romance. Ivanhoe received a credit that made an increase of interest in the medievalism and romance.</span>
