The Adventures Of Robin Hood (Everyman's Library CHILDREN'S CLASSICS) - Hardcover

Green, Roger Lancelyn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1857159276 ISBN 13: 9781857159271

Publisher: Childrens Classics, 1994

Synopsis

The story of Robin Hood, said Roger Lancelyn Green can never die, nor cease to fire the imagination. Like the old fairy tales it must be told and told again, for it is touched with enchantment. Placing his hero's legendary history in the reign of Richard I of England. 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. In this literary mosiac he has brought to life a character who is the archetypal outlaw and popular champion of the poor. 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. published in 1912.

About this title

About the Author:

Roger Lancelyn Green was born in 1918. He loved storytelling and was fascinated by traditional fairy tales, myths and legends from around the world. His retellings include Egyptian, Greek and Norse legends, plus a retelling of Robin Hood. He died in 1987.

Synopsis:

The author has placed Robin Hood's history in the reign of Richard I. Roger Lancelyn Green used as his sources the ballads, plays, and literary retellings of Noyes, Tennyson, Peacock and Scott to create the archetypal outlaw and champion of the poor.

About this edition

• Publisher: Childrens Classics
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 1857159276
• ISBN 13: 9781857159271
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288