Robin Hood is the best-loved outlaw of all time. In this edition Henry Gilbert tells of the adventures of the Merry Men of Sherwood Forest - Robin himself, Little John, Friar Tuck, Will Scarlet, and Alan-a-Dale, as well as Maid Marian, good King Richard, and Robin's deadly enemies Guy of Gisborne and the evil Sheriff of Nottingham.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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Virile, wholesome and subtle,
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This review is from: Robin Hood (Wordsworth Children's Classics) (Wordsworth Classics) (Paperback)
A literate Englishman -- or an American with an Englishman's command of the mother tongue -- wove this vivid, detailed, but never static tale, bringing to convincing and thrilling life the era of Saxon and Norman and the spreading greenwood. With great success he combined historical acccuracy of setting and the exciting and manly legends of Robin's band. The book seems to date from the first quarter, perhaps the first tenth, of the 20th century. It is not so rococo as Pyle's Robin Hood. Amazon's page labels it suitable for "ages 9-12", forsooth; it was clearly written, to my mind, for an adult reader or intelligent adolescent. The author uses obsolete words --I mean very obsolete, Chaucerian ones -- regularly but judiciously, for color and piquancy. I am reading it aloud successfuly to my 11-year-old son; my bright 14-year old is daunted by the old words, and perhaps its manly theme, for she is a maiden. We are nearly through, and highly gratified by our time spent with Mr. Gilbert's book
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Good old Robin,
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This review is from: Robin Hood (Wordsworth Children's Classics) (Wordsworth Classics) (Paperback)
When I began reading this book I found the use of the older English way of speaking to be a little over-done. The first few chapters were hard to get through but the further I got the more the book grew on me. It's not my favorite Robin Hood book, but I'm glad I gave it a chance and stuck with it. I recommend this book to anyone interested in Robin Hood literature.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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A pleasure for language lovers,
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Having studied English and German, I've found this book a real pleasure to read. For example, the phrase "Thou knowest" stands for "you know." It's also full of humour, e.g. "thy (your) heads, though thick, will not be thick enough to withstand his hoof (my horse's)."
I strongly recommend it, together with Ivanhoe, both edited by Wordsworth.
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poor villeins, proud potter, good woodman, evil crew, old palmer, evil knights Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Little John, Sir Richard, Sir Herbrand, Will the Bowman, Ket the Trow, Sir Ranulf, Richard Illbeast, Evil Hold, Will Stuteley, Black Hugo, Guy of Gisborne, Sir Niger, Sir Roger, Isenbart de Belame, Father Tuck, Sir Isenbart, Fair Marian, Sir Walter, King Richard, Master Robin, Captain Bush, Sir Knight, Gilbert of the White Hand, Sir Guy, Sir Abbot Browse Sample Pages:
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Little John, Sir Richard, Sir Herbrand, Will the Bowman, Ket the Trow, Sir Ranulf, Richard Illbeast, Evil Hold, Will Stuteley, Black Hugo, Guy of Gisborne, Sir Niger, Sir Roger, Isenbart de Belame, Father Tuck, Sir Isenbart, Fair Marian, Sir Walter, King Richard, Master Robin, Captain Bush, Sir Knight, Gilbert of the White Hand, Sir Guy, Sir Abbot Browse Sample Pages:
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