The Adventures of Robin Hood: Illustrated by Walter Crane: 0000 (Everyman's Library Children's Classics Series) - Hardcover

Green, Roger Lancelyn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679436367 ISBN 13: 9780679436362

Publisher: Everyman's Library USA, 1994

Synopsis

Robin Hood is champion of the poor and oppressed 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, emerging time and again to outwit his enemies with daring and panache. This classic version brings sense and clarity as well as excitement to the varied myths, ballads and legends about Robin's adventures.

About this title

About the Author:

Roger Lancelyn Green (1918-1987) was a biographer of children's writers and a reteller of myths, legends and fairy tales. He was a member of the Oxford literary group the Inklings, along with J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis.Walter Crane (1845-1915) designed and illustrated the first successful series of mass-produced color books of high quality. The series began in 1863 and for the next thirty years Crane was pre-eminent as an illustrator. In addition to book illustration, he designed textiles, wallpaper and tapestries, and was a prominent member of the Arts and Crafts Movement.

About this edition

• Publisher: Everyman's Library USA
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0679436367
• ISBN 13: 9780679436362
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 308
• Illustrator: Crane Walter