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Robin Hood

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Summary

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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Reviews

Brette ，

I really liked this！ I think it's a good way to combine all the varied versions of the legend into one story。 I also think Maid Marian is pretty cool in this one - wish there was more of her！！ I really liked this！ I think it's a good way to combine all the varied versions of the legend into one story。 I also think Maid Marian is pretty cool in this one - wish there was more of her！！ 。。。more

Marlies Vaz ，

Ik vond dit een heerlijk boek， ook vanwege de oud-engelse taal erin。

Însemnările unei copile ，

Păi， m-a surprins。 La început puteam paria că nu-mi va plăcea， că va fi dificilă sau că nu va fi pe placul meu。 Am descoperit， totuși， înspre final， că are mult potențial。 Începutul a fost greoi și am tras destul de mult de cartea asta， dar la sfârșit m-am convins că， de fapt， l-am iubit pe Robin， ca om și ca personaj și că voi reciti cartea cândva。 Povestea， cu intrigă， desfășurare a acțiunii， punct culminant și deznodământ， a fost surprinzător de interesantă。 Spre mirarea mea， au fost momente Păi， m-a surprins。 La început puteam paria că nu-mi va plăcea， că va fi dificilă sau că nu va fi pe placul meu。 Am descoperit， totuși， înspre final， că are mult potențial。 Începutul a fost greoi și am tras destul de mult de cartea asta， dar la sfârșit m-am convins că， de fapt， l-am iubit pe Robin， ca om și ca personaj și că voi reciti cartea cândva。 Povestea， cu intrigă， desfășurare a acțiunii， punct culminant și deznodământ， a fost surprinzător de interesantă。 Spre mirarea mea， au fost momente în care nu m-am putut opri din citit， dând pagină după pagină。 Au fost niște descrieri care nu prea m-au impresionat și niște chestii pe care nu le-am înțeles， dar， în rest， m-a surprins plăcut。 Am și plâns la final:）。Nu cred， totuși， că e pentru toată lumea。 Țineți cont că nu e ceva contemporan。 。。。more

Sarah Dunmire ，

That was a fun， adventurous read。 A collection of stories of Robin Hood from when he first became an outlaw to when he died。

Adhrit Pradeep ，

Robin Hood by Henry Gilbert genre: classic rating: 5/5Robin Hood， a freeman who hath done many good deeds， is the leader of a band of outlaws， enduring many challenges to defend himself and his men， and eliminate the Evil Hold， the Sherrif of Nottingham， and preparing to even kill an evil group of men in the king’s inner circle。I recommend this book to people who like adventurous classics！

Kelly Rose ，

Make it stop。 Oh how differently I had anticipated this read to be。 What began as quaint， inviting， and even a tad exciting， lost traction rather quickly， ending quite pitifully in a smoldering pile of ruin。 Can I petition to have the time stolen by this knave of a book back in my life？ Yes， it was that bad。 Why would a master procrastinator such as myself with 50 other books on my current reads even bother finishing such a one， you may ask？ I have but one reason， the child in me who so loves th Make it stop。 Oh how differently I had anticipated this read to be。 What began as quaint， inviting， and even a tad exciting， lost traction rather quickly， ending quite pitifully in a smoldering pile of ruin。 Can I petition to have the time stolen by this knave of a book back in my life？ Yes， it was that bad。 Why would a master procrastinator such as myself with 50 other books on my current reads even bother finishing such a one， you may ask？ I have but one reason， the child in me who so loves the Robin Hood legend hoped beyond hope that it would muster up the decency to conclude with at least a semi-enjoyable finish。 Alas， each progressive chapter is worse than the preceding。 How challenging is it to satisfy the unassuming expectations of one who is already sold on the characters， language， setting， era， and overall lore of the tale with no encroaching comparisons to be made other than the beloved 1973 animation。 Way to go Disney， responsible for yet another unmatched expectation。Returning to the matter at hand， the storytelling is so unabashedly lazy， much of the tale resembles that of a basic plot synopsis。 Am I reading a history book？ No sorry， that's an insult to history books。 I think I'd find more imagery， originality， and vivacity in a dictionary。 After the initial fifty pages or so， my mind was desperately craving any sort of description and dialogue that wouldn't resemble the printed ingredients on a shampoo bottle。 Am I being too savage？ Well， when a book embodies that of a chore to be reluctantly completed and leaves you feeling utterly spent。。。 it's a one-star read。 Not even sorry。 。。。more

Adam Cook ，

Not bad but struggles to compete with modern fantasy and adventure stories。

Ellie ，

I have loved Robin Hood since I was a child， so I’m always hoping to find more books about his adventures。 Admittedly， I found this slightly hard to get into as I hadn’t read something written in older English for a long time， but once I got into it I loved it。 The stories were beautifully written， my only qualm is that I would have liked to have seen more characterisation of Allan-A-Dale and Friar Tuck and the rest of the gang， as we had of Little John。 I also can’t help wishing that we saw mor I have loved Robin Hood since I was a child， so I’m always hoping to find more books about his adventures。 Admittedly， I found this slightly hard to get into as I hadn’t read something written in older English for a long time， but once I got into it I loved it。 The stories were beautifully written， my only qualm is that I would have liked to have seen more characterisation of Allan-A-Dale and Friar Tuck and the rest of the gang， as we had of Little John。 I also can’t help wishing that we saw more of Maid Marian， as her appearances were few， but nevertheless I’m thankful that Gilbert portrayed her as a strong character， rather than as a damsel in distress。 Overall， this is a lovely story about the life and legends of my favourite outlaw。 。。。more

Katja ，

5 stars & 5/10 hearts。 I’m a big Robin Hood lover， and I’ve read many books about that Merrie Olde England archer。 ;） But this is my favourite。 It shows the situation of the times very well。 It’s somewhat violent but also captures the imagination。 There is a lot of praying to Mary; some mild language （by the Trinity， by heaven， etc）; a little drinking; and mentions ghosts & spirits & fairy powers & such—universally believed in。 The men of the Underworld I think are simply people of the old Briti 5 stars & 5/10 hearts。 I’m a big Robin Hood lover， and I’ve read many books about that Merrie Olde England archer。 ;） But this is my favourite。 It shows the situation of the times very well。 It’s somewhat violent but also captures the imagination。 There is a lot of praying to Mary; some mild language （by the Trinity， by heaven， etc）; a little drinking; and mentions ghosts & spirits & fairy powers & such—universally believed in。 The men of the Underworld I think are simply people of the old British descent， who have special but not supernatural powers， because the book never says directly that they had magical powers。 This book contains the famous Robin Hood stories and some other invented ones。 It has a beautiful writing style， and the language is old-fashioned but completely understandable。 Definitely one of my favourite medical fiction books！ 。。。more

Michael Ranieri ，

There are four types of Robin Hood literature: the original ancient ballads， the old retellings of the legend based on the ballads， the modern retellings， and scholarly historical works tracing the origins of the legend。 This book is part of the older retellings， which span from Shakespeare’s time to the early 1900’s。 Along with Paul Creswick （1917）， Henry Gilbert （1912） uses the original ballads and a knowledge of history as a template for his narrative。 I recommend reading both Creswick and Gi There are four types of Robin Hood literature: the original ancient ballads， the old retellings of the legend based on the ballads， the modern retellings， and scholarly historical works tracing the origins of the legend。 This book is part of the older retellings， which span from Shakespeare’s time to the early 1900’s。 Along with Paul Creswick （1917）， Henry Gilbert （1912） uses the original ballads and a knowledge of history as a template for his narrative。 I recommend reading both Creswick and Gilbert to get the full flavour of the ancient Robin Hood story。 Gilbert’s version is a little more condensed but he adds more character and content to each adventure—including names for all the different villains and heroes。 He also displays more of the religious ideology of the times and， curiously， adds some of the magical elements that have become more popular in the modern novels。 What makes both these works special is they reflect the mentality and culture of the age—though in a romanticized form。 This is especially evident in the characters speech patterns。 I can appreciate some of the modern Robin Hoods but I think it is important to first get an understanding of how people lived and thought in the middle ages—or at least how writers in the 18th and 19th centuries thought the people lived in the middle ages。 For me， learning about other cultures and time periods is the fun of reading these stories。 。。。more

Claudia ，

This was pretty bad。 Very frustrating read， because there were passages and bits of chapters that were really fun， and you can tell that the author tried to tie in many aspects of the Robin Hood legend into this， but because of that， there are many repetitive plots， endless identical side characters and villains， and even the personality of Robin Hood himself seems contradictory。 It's a real shame， I was ready to really love this book。 This was pretty bad。 Very frustrating read， because there were passages and bits of chapters that were really fun， and you can tell that the author tried to tie in many aspects of the Robin Hood legend into this， but because of that， there are many repetitive plots， endless identical side characters and villains， and even the personality of Robin Hood himself seems contradictory。 It's a real shame， I was ready to really love this book。 。。。more

Rebekah ，

My edition looked way cooler。。。and quite a it bigger。

Book collector ，

I tried so hard to enjoy this。 I've wanted to read the Robin hood tales for years but despite my familiarity with them I found this book too hard to get into。 It's quite overwritten in places and the dialogue is so overdone it becomes annoying。 The stories are fine but the prose just didn't engage me。 A real struggle and I was disappointed with it。 However， feel free to try it yourself， it might be more to your tastes。 I tried so hard to enjoy this。 I've wanted to read the Robin hood tales for years but despite my familiarity with them I found this book too hard to get into。 It's quite overwritten in places and the dialogue is so overdone it becomes annoying。 The stories are fine but the prose just didn't engage me。 A real struggle and I was disappointed with it。 However， feel free to try it yourself， it might be more to your tastes。 。。。more

Jim Lyke ，

I picked up a bootlegged 1930 copy of this book at an antique store but have confirmed it's a reprinting of the Gilbert book。 The first two things that got my attention: 1） It's 400 pages。 2） The final chapter is titled "On The Death of Robin Hood。" Whaaat？This book is an interesting curiosity for several reasons。 All of the dialogue is presented in an old-style English with "thy，""thee，""canst，" etc。 It compiles some of the oldest known tales of Robin Hood from hundreds of years ago。 The greenw I picked up a bootlegged 1930 copy of this book at an antique store but have confirmed it's a reprinting of the Gilbert book。 The first two things that got my attention: 1） It's 400 pages。 2） The final chapter is titled "On The Death of Robin Hood。" Whaaat？This book is an interesting curiosity for several reasons。 All of the dialogue is presented in an old-style English with "thy，""thee，""canst，" etc。 It compiles some of the oldest known tales of Robin Hood from hundreds of years ago。 The greenwood had trolls （two of whom were close friends and fiercely loyal allies of Robin's） and fairies。 Robin defends persecuted Jews。 And death。。。so much death。 The body count is quite high。 The murder and torture is so common that you wonder how anyone survived the 13th Century in England。 In fact， Marian （spoiler alert） gets murdered by one of Robin's enemies years after his original victory that freed him of being an outlaw。 Another surprising tidbit is that Robin is a very devout Catholic who swears oaths by the Virgin Mary and has mass before battles。 （Obviously， this takes place centuries prior to the establishment of the Church of England。） Robin's religious nature runs counter to the fact that some of the biggest villains are abbots and high ranking members of the church。 Of course， besides these tales are the familiar ones we all grew up with， stories like Robin's quarterstaff battle with Little John and the archery contest before the Sheriff of Nottingham。 But if you saw the Errol Flynn movie and thought Robin and his men lived happily ever after he met King Richard。。。well， there's more to the story after that。As a fan of the Robin Hood stories， I found this an interesting and entertaining read， particularly because of all of the older stories I was not familiar with。 Its use of archaic English makes it a little more difficult to read， and one also must recognize and understand the "toxic masculinity" of a past age。 But for its history and detail， it was well worth the time spent。 。。。more

Lara Bate ，

Robin Hood by Henry Gilbert is a story of person named Robin Hood who stole from the rich and gave to the poor。 He was fighting for justice。 His real name was Robert of Locksley。 He was declared an outlaw so anyone was able to kill him。 He lived in Sherwood Forest with a band of followers。 He was in love with Maid Marian。 She wanted to marry him too but wasn't allowed as Robin was considered an outlaw。 Robin visited the Sheriff and ended up having a hearty meal with him。 He entered a bow and arr Robin Hood by Henry Gilbert is a story of person named Robin Hood who stole from the rich and gave to the poor。 He was fighting for justice。 His real name was Robert of Locksley。 He was declared an outlaw so anyone was able to kill him。 He lived in Sherwood Forest with a band of followers。 He was in love with Maid Marian。 She wanted to marry him too but wasn't allowed as Robin was considered an outlaw。 Robin visited the Sheriff and ended up having a hearty meal with him。 He entered a bow and arrow competition and Robin won。 Robin lead the Sheriff to Sherwood Forest。 His valuable possessions were taken from him。 A person named Ruben visited and explained that he had been attacked in the city of York because he was Jewish。 Will， one of Robin's followers， went to the city where we was seized and due to be hanged。 Robin Hood ended up freeing Will。 Robin continued stealing from the rich and giving to the poor。 There were three bullies that he didn't like: Isenbart de Belame， the Sheriff， and Abbot Robert。 Abbot Robert ended up getting tied to his horse and people laughed at him and he never got over his shame and ended up dying the following Spring。 Isenbart de Belame organised another archery competition where Robin ended up winning first prize （a silver arrow tipped with pure gold）。 A big fight happened but Robin and his gang won。 Maid Marian's father offered him shelter and then he too was named an outlaw。 As he was named an outlaw Maid Marian was free to marry Robin Hood。 They got married under an oak tree。 The king ended up visiting Robin Hood。 The King pardoned Robin and his gang as although they broke the law they acted with justice。 Isenbart de Belame ended up murdering Maid Marian。 Robin ended up getting sick and stayed withDame Ursula who cut his vein in his arm （as this was a treatment method） but she never closed it up。 This is how Robin Hood died。 。。。more

Finn ，

I found that this book had a slow start and was a bit difficult to get into。 It’s a good book for fantasy lovers who want to get into reading classics。 I would place this book as targeting a younger demographic （11-13） but because of the language used （older English） it can be hard to understand without an advanced reading level。 Overall I enjoyed the book albeit a slow moving story line。

Kayla ，

I can see where people like this story， but the real story was not it。 Women were treated as objects and powerless creatures to wear like prizes。 And the writing just wasn't my style。 I'm glad I gave it a shot though。 I can see where people like this story， but the real story was not it。 Women were treated as objects and powerless creatures to wear like prizes。 And the writing just wasn't my style。 I'm glad I gave it a shot though。 。。。more

Lexi ，

The story of Robin Hood is about a boy who is part of a wealthy family。 A messenger brings a letter from an archery teacher， as the story goes on， the boy learns to be a great archer and decides to use this great skill to steal from the rich and give to the poor。 This story includes all of his great adventures from getting kidnap to love to a handful of other fun。 One of the most prominent themes are the relationship between force and justice。 This is shown because once Robin Hood receives power The story of Robin Hood is about a boy who is part of a wealthy family。 A messenger brings a letter from an archery teacher， as the story goes on， the boy learns to be a great archer and decides to use this great skill to steal from the rich and give to the poor。 This story includes all of his great adventures from getting kidnap to love to a handful of other fun。 One of the most prominent themes are the relationship between force and justice。 This is shown because once Robin Hood receives power by having a great skill， he uses it to enforce justice。 Gilbert utilizes great skills of show don't tell。 One can see this when in nature because he uses details to help us see what it would look like instead of just telling us。 This book can be related to modern life because we live in a capitalist society where the rich get more rich and the poor get more poor， just like in the story。 I would suggest this book for anyone， but over seventh grade might be best。 There is also some violence， so be warned。 。。。more

Gabe ，

Personal review---I have been reading the book robin hood， I have read it a few times over the last few years， it is one of my favorite books ever。 There is so much action and the book just has a lot of it all the way through the whole book and that is what I like about it。 It grabs your attention right at the beginning and hold it all the way till the very last page。 I would recommend this book to anyone at pretty much any age。 The book is great for all ages。 Plot---The main plot of the book is Personal review---I have been reading the book robin hood， I have read it a few times over the last few years， it is one of my favorite books ever。 There is so much action and the book just has a lot of it all the way through the whole book and that is what I like about it。 It grabs your attention right at the beginning and hold it all the way till the very last page。 I would recommend this book to anyone at pretty much any age。 The book is great for all ages。 Plot---The main plot of the book is where robin hood accidentally kills some stranger and starts living as an outlaw in the Sherwood forest。 He gathers young outlaws， where they are also not novel and righteous， and they fight against the injustice of the rich people。 They do not like the rich people; they think that they are all snobs and just care about themselves not anyone else。 Which pretty much in the book that is exactly how they are rich and snobby， that is how they act and they do not like to talk to anyone else that might not have as much money or as much money in property。Theme---The main theme would probably be Justice through transgression。 The theme of the tales of Robin Hood is social and economic justice， meaning also the good and the bad。 Such justice often requires breaking the law and doing stuff outside of the law which means now following any laws and that means that you would be considered an outlaw。 The merry men’s proclaimed mission to steal from the rich and give to the poor。 That is the main theme of The Tales of Robin Hood and that is why Robin Hood is so well known for his giving to the poor。Main Protagonist--The sheriff in the book is the main Protagonist because he is always helping and making sure that everyone is staying safe。 He is like the main helping hand in the book because， he is the Sheriff and it is his job to protect and arrest anyone that is breaking the law。 They need the sheriff in the story because without the sheriff everything would just go crazy and all of the law breaking would all just go crazy and would probably be really bad。 That is why they need the sheriff in the book because he is the Protagonist。 。。。more

Naomi ，

I was given this version of Robin Hood otherwise I would have stuck to Howard Pyle or Roger Lancelyn Green。 But my husband loved reading this version and we all enjoyed listening to it very much。 I researched that Henry Gilbert went back to original sources and includes more detail and more stories than other versions， and he also tried to retain some of that older storytelling style in his retelling。I would not recommend this for your first introduction to Robin Hood and definitely would not gi I was given this version of Robin Hood otherwise I would have stuck to Howard Pyle or Roger Lancelyn Green。 But my husband loved reading this version and we all enjoyed listening to it very much。 I researched that Henry Gilbert went back to original sources and includes more detail and more stories than other versions， and he also tried to retain some of that older storytelling style in his retelling。I would not recommend this for your first introduction to Robin Hood and definitely would not give this book to a young reader for independent reading。 My boys were already familiar with Robin Hood， we listened to an audio book sometime in the last year or so， and they already had a love of Robin and his merry band in the green wood。So if you are already a fan of Robin Hood and enjoy a more stylistic and thorough retelling， then this version is great。 Henry Gilbert writes his tales with older language and syntax， so it feels like you're hearing an old medieval tale- which again made it fun for us， but I know would be an unnecessary barrier for others。 He also included tales I'd never heard- very vivid retellings of persecution against Jews and how Robin and his men helped this Jewish man and his daughter （we edited that section a bit because of the age of our hearers）， Maid Marian's death， and it ends with the death of Robin。 Basically if you already love Robin and his tales， this gives you more background and detail and feels like you're getting closer to the original sources and we loved it for that。 If you're new to Robin Hood or want a young reader to fall in love， then go with Roger Lancelyn Green or Howard Pyle。 。。。more

Catalina Preda ，

Frumoasa， interesanta

Mays Jalal ，

3。5

Jacqui ，

It was kind of fun， though dry at first。。。 however by the last third of the book I was literally skimming just so I could "finish" it。 The vignettes were choppy， the characterization was non-existent， the 'action' was descriptive but dull。 With all the re-tellings I've heard I thought for sure there would be more of the Sheriff and Prince John but instead there were these random eViL nights， who are。。。 bad。。。 but it's not really clear why。 I suppose this was written in 1912 as a retelling from o It was kind of fun， though dry at first。。。 however by the last third of the book I was literally skimming just so I could "finish" it。 The vignettes were choppy， the characterization was non-existent， the 'action' was descriptive but dull。 With all the re-tellings I've heard I thought for sure there would be more of the Sheriff and Prince John but instead there were these random eViL nights， who are。。。 bad。。。 but it's not really clear why。 I suppose this was written in 1912 as a retelling from oral history。。。 but lord， the writing/storytelling is just。。。 bad。 I think I'm going to rewatch the Kevin Costner "Robin Hood" to cleanse my palate。。。。 and that's saying something！ Ha！One nice thing was that Marian wasn't damselled that often and kind of badass。。。 when he bothered to write about her。 So that's something！ 。。。more

Abigail ，

'Once upon a time the great mass of English people were unfree，' begins the preface to the edition of this book that I read and reread as a girl， going on to speak of the appeal of figures such as Robin Hood to people toiling under oppressive feudal regimes。 It is a testament to how deeply I loved it， and what an impact it had upon me - it sparked a life-long love of all things Robin Hood， and reinforced an interest in issues of social inequality that was already being inculcated in me by my par 'Once upon a time the great mass of English people were unfree，' begins the preface to the edition of this book that I read and reread as a girl， going on to speak of the appeal of figures such as Robin Hood to people toiling under oppressive feudal regimes。 It is a testament to how deeply I loved it， and what an impact it had upon me - it sparked a life-long love of all things Robin Hood， and reinforced an interest in issues of social inequality that was already being inculcated in me by my parents' politics - that I have only to think of this book， and that first line floats into my mind。However that may be， this version of Robin Hood will always be the definitive one for me， as it is the first one I can recall reading。 It uses some rather self-consciously archaic language at times， particularly in the dialogue between the characters， but it's nothing a good child reader can't handle， and it's certainly no worse than the medievalism displayed in Howard Pyle's work。 As some reviewers have noted， the conflicts are depicted in a whole-heartedly bloody way， but again， I found this no deterrent as a child， as it felt in keeping with the times in which the story was set。 I don't know that this version is for everyone - I see a number of online reviewers disliked it - but I do recommend it。 Those attempting to decide whether it's for them， might take a look at it online first， and decide whether they wish to proceed。 。。。more

Anita ，

I really enjoyed reading this。 The first two chapters or so were a bit slow， but after that the book turned out exactly like I expected （and hoped） it to be。 A nice light read about the adventures of a well know outlaw。 I can't help but imagining Robin and Marian as foxes though。 ;） I really enjoyed reading this。 The first two chapters or so were a bit slow， but after that the book turned out exactly like I expected （and hoped） it to be。 A nice light read about the adventures of a well know outlaw。 I can't help but imagining Robin and Marian as foxes though。 ;） 。。。more

Lakshaya ，

My first novel， and my trigger to read older literature

Angela Chrysler ，

1。5 stars

Wasif ，

A cut version of story of Robin Hood。 A hero who saved poor people from rich people。

Maria ，

Robin hood is always one of my Favorite book！！ His life is full of adventure and challenges。 Such a fun book to read🙂

Mark Luongo ，

In memory of my sweet Aunt Catherine。 This book was hers， it was inscribed to her from her principal。 It is one of the oldest books in my library and I will cherish it always。

Reference

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