- Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Puffin Classics; New Ed edition (25 Mar 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140367004
- ISBN-13: 978-0140367003
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 311,264 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The classic story of social justice and outrageous cunning. Robin Hood is champion of the poor and oppressed by twelfth-century England against the cruel power of Prince John and the brutal Sheriff of Nottingham. He takes refuge with his Merrie Men in the vast Sherwood Forest, emerginh time and again to outwit his enemies with daring and panache.
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Roger Lancelyn Green was born in 1918 and lived in Oxford and at his family home in Cheshire, which the Greens had owned for more than 900 years. He loved storytelling and was fascinated by traditional fairy tales, myths and legends from around the world. He was a professional actor, a librarian and a teacher. His retellings include Egyptian, Greek and Norse legends, plus a retelling of Robin Hood. He also wrote many books for adults, including a biography of his friend C. S. Lewis, creator of the The Chronicles of Narnia. Roger Lancelyn Green died in 1987.
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King Richard the First, Richard Coeur de Lion, came to the throne in 1189 - and very soon left his throne empty when he set off on the Crusade to free Jerusalem from the Saracens. Read the first page
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This book is very good for a light read--it delves into the mystery and legend of Robin Hood in a manageable way.
The stories include when our hero Robin meets Little John, rescues his outlaws from the capture of the evil Sheriff of Nottingham, under the command of Prince John, and battles Guy of Gisborne.
The character of Marian is also well presented in this group of tales--she is not a wet character, and rivals Robin with both a sword and bow.
I have one negative about this book, which is the fact that it is written in Old English and is thus hard to understand.
However, this could also add to the authenticity of the tales and contributes to the overall effect.
In conclusion, this book is a wonderful read and is a great starting point for the legend that is Robin Hood.
The stories include when our hero Robin meets Little John, rescues his outlaws from the capture of the evil Sheriff of Nottingham, under the command of Prince John, and battles Guy of Gisborne.
The character of Marian is also well presented in this group of tales--she is not a wet character, and rivals Robin with both a sword and bow.
I have one negative about this book, which is the fact that it is written in Old English and is thus hard to understand.
However, this could also add to the authenticity of the tales and contributes to the overall effect.
In conclusion, this book is a wonderful read and is a great starting point for the legend that is Robin Hood.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Most readers have heard of or know about Robin Hood so I won't go into too much detail about the story, it is a well known classic, but I will review the way the book is presented.
The presentation makes this book stand out; it has a green fabric cover, gold lettering and a period picture of Robin and Marion on the front. It feels like a book should, very tactile, it smells like a book and being hard back it should with care, stand the test of time. Maybe even as a hand me down from one generation to another.
There are 24 separate stories of adventures, and they are illustrated by one picture every other chapter, so it is not really a visual book, rather it is one to be read.
The first publication of this Everyman Children's Classic was in 1956 so the English language style is more like the traditional story of the period it was written in; it appears not to have been changed into a more contemporary style.
`Come back to Sherwood with me, jolly Friar,' begged Robin `I have come hither to seek you, with a summons from the Lady Marion, whose confessor you were. Truly when you broke my head with your staff I guessed you were the man I sought.'
Friar Tuck speaking to Robin.
It is a classic; the presentation of the book is first class.
The presentation makes this book stand out; it has a green fabric cover, gold lettering and a period picture of Robin and Marion on the front. It feels like a book should, very tactile, it smells like a book and being hard back it should with care, stand the test of time. Maybe even as a hand me down from one generation to another.
There are 24 separate stories of adventures, and they are illustrated by one picture every other chapter, so it is not really a visual book, rather it is one to be read.
The first publication of this Everyman Children's Classic was in 1956 so the English language style is more like the traditional story of the period it was written in; it appears not to have been changed into a more contemporary style.
`Come back to Sherwood with me, jolly Friar,' begged Robin `I have come hither to seek you, with a summons from the Lady Marion, whose confessor you were. Truly when you broke my head with your staff I guessed you were the man I sought.'
Friar Tuck speaking to Robin.
It is a classic; the presentation of the book is first class.
27 of 33 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I read this book when I was a kid, and I can't recommend it highly enough to parents and kids who are looking for classic high adventure. It's timeless, yet provides good role models for boys (Robin Hood was the original cool do-gooder) and for girls, since Roger Greene's Maid Marian is more than a match for Robin with sword and bow and arrow.
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