the adventures of robin hood book roger lancelyn green

In Green's telling, Robin's adventures are concise and quick-the chapters would make excellent campfire reading.Īs an older reader, there were several interesting undercurrents I picked up on: At one point he's raising a ransom of King Richard, and later we're told he sent it, but.when and how did it go? We're told often that Robin robs the rich and gives to the poor, but despite hearing how he takes hundreds of pounds from corrupt church officials, we don't get much indication of where that money goes. This is definitely exciting action adventure, with Green giving the action most of the emphasis.

Middle school? I think that's when I read a bunch of these Puffin Classics. I realize this was written in the 1950s and there is older stuff out there (like Ivanhoe which is on my list), but this is a good narrative style for our favorite archer.

But yes I really like Robin Hood and seen a ton of movies and tv shows about him, but never actually read anything except for some okish books. I'm sure there is non-fiction, but this is a reversal tale that I think would actually work, just throwing ideas out there for others. I also wish (maybe it's already out there) someone with research would write a novel about Prince John as a good guy. I wonder if this story was political propaganda than just a simple legendary tale at times. King Richard and Prince John were actually kings of England. Reading this though with some knowledge on history you have to realize that there are some real people in this story. Robin Hood is still my all time favorite literary hero. Anyways, this is something I really should have read when I first got it because I really like Robin Hood. published in 1912.Another book that has just been sitting around collecting dust, kind of my reading goal this summer I'm noticing. Walter Crane, one of the masters of children's book illustration, created the drawing for a retelling of the Robin Hood story by Henry Gilbert. In this literary mosiac he has brought to life a character who is the archetypal outlaw and popular champion of the poor.

Roger Lancelyn Green has used as his sources the ballads, romances and plays, as well as the literary retellings of Noyes, Tennyson, Peacock and Scott. Placing his hero's legendary history in the reign of Richard I of England. Like the old fairy tales it must be told and told again, for it is touched with enchantment. The story of Robin Hood, said Roger Lancelyn Green can never die, nor cease to fire the imagination.

The adventures of robin hood book roger lancelyn green