The Adventures of Robin Hood
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- Author：Roger Lancelyn Green
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Summary
The classic story of social justice and outrageous cunning。
Robin Hood， champion of the poor and oppressed， stands against the cruel power of Prince John and the brutal Sheriff of Nottingham。 Taking refuge in the vast Sherwood Forest with his band of men， he remains determined to outwit his enemies。
With an introduction by bestselling author John Boyne， and including child-friendly endnotes。
Robin Hood， champion of the poor and oppressed， stands against the cruel power of Prince John and the brutal Sheriff of Nottingham。 Taking refuge in the vast Sherwood Forest with his band of men， he remains determined to outwit his enemies。
With an introduction by bestselling author John Boyne， and including child-friendly endnotes。
Reviews
Kristin
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Like most people， I'm at least familiar with Robin Hood。 I've seen the Errol Flynn movie multiple times， watched the BBC series， and seen some other adaptations。 I bought this book years ago because I kind of collect these editions and this particular cover is beautiful。 I felt bad because I'd never read it and didn't feel a huge draw to， so decided to use it for the prompt for this month in the Unread Shelf Challenge: a book you bought because of the cover。It was okay。 Honestly I think it would Like most people， I'm at least familiar with Robin Hood。 I've seen the Errol Flynn movie multiple times， watched the BBC series， and seen some other adaptations。 I bought this book years ago because I kind of collect these editions and this particular cover is beautiful。 I felt bad because I'd never read it and didn't feel a huge draw to， so decided to use it for the prompt for this month in the Unread Shelf Challenge: a book you bought because of the cover。It was okay。 Honestly I think it would probably be exciting for young boys， but I found it to be a little repetitive and bland。 I didn't feel a huge draw to keep picking it up， but it was so short that I kept going because I really just wanted to have it finished。 Also， wow， the end is so depressing。 I guess it's a good overview of the Robin Hood stories， and I did like how he included references to where he drew inspiration from。 。。。more
Arnav Dalal
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the book is really interesting and fun not a page turner but interesting none the less the problems in which robin hood and his merry men find themselves in gets kind of repetitive and almost same would recommend if looking for a fun read and something that keeps you hooked up but not stuck to the book till you finish the book if you know what i mean
Esther
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I actually really liked this which I was quite surprised by。 I liked the way there were historical extracts at the start of each chapter which made it especially interesting。 Also every chapter was like a little adventure in itself so it was quite easy to read。 It was really cool to see the Year 6 play I did come to life！
Adam
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I read this with my 12 year old， and he loved it for all the action。 It was a long read， but it does a great job of building in a lot of the older legends and makes a coherent storyline of it all and is a great telling。 There were a few quirks in its telling that were a bit weak here and there， but it does the job。
Heather Layne
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A fun romp through Sherwood Forest with Robin and his Merry Men！
Jeff B。
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I wanted to read a Robin Hood book， as I didn't really know the story。 Like I knew the names of side characters like Little John and the Sheriff of Nottingham， but not really who they were。 I picked up this one over the Howard Pyle version because I heard that the text was more accessible and didn't have so much old-timey writing and pseudo-old English。 I have since found a version of Howard Pyle's Robin Hood that has updated text and will update my Review if and when I read that version。 Here a I wanted to read a Robin Hood book， as I didn't really know the story。 Like I knew the names of side characters like Little John and the Sheriff of Nottingham， but not really who they were。 I picked up this one over the Howard Pyle version because I heard that the text was more accessible and didn't have so much old-timey writing and pseudo-old English。 I have since found a version of Howard Pyle's Robin Hood that has updated text and will update my Review if and when I read that version。 Here are my thoughts:1。 This book was not available on Kindle so I had to check it out from the library。 The edition I have has a modern cover that looks like it's from an 8-bit Zelda video game， which conceals it's original copyright date of 1956。 2。 According to the introduction， these stories are based on the old ballads about Robin Hood。 So it's like short stories， but they progress the story of Robin Hood's life - from the day he is born through the day he dies。3。 First the bad: There is a lot of old timey prose。 This is for kids and words like "thither"， "yeoman"， etc。 are used， as well as a bit difficult， old-timey prose style。 I'm like a grown up， and some of this was hard to read。 4。 Also， the stories were repetitive。 Like， Robin Hood would be in disguise， get in a fight， and then after his opponent giving him a run for his money， he would invite them to join his gang。 Or he would be in disguise and somehow he would volunteer to be the executioner and save the guy。 Like maybe that's how it worked back in the day。 This kind of makes sense as these stories were originally ballads so you wouldn't hear them one after another。 I wonder if one ballad was later turned into another。5。 The stories were kind of entertaining， though。 Early on， it was really getting annoyed with it。 But as I read on and acclimated to the style， I wanted to read another story。 The stories are relatively short （about 10 pages） with an illustration or two， so each story wasn't too much of a commitment。 I started thinking it was between two and three stars， but by the end it was between three and four stars。6。 This space saved for when （or if） I read the Howard Pyle version to compare。Anyway， by the end of this book， I felt like I really know Robin Hood and his Merry men （and women）， which was the goal of reading this。 I would recommend this if you are interested in Robin Hood and can get past the old-timey vocabulary and prose style。 。。。more
Bookworm
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The ending though。。。
Jacq
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An adventurous tale of the legendary Prince of Thieves。 Robin Hood is a classic hero who has and will surpass the length of time。 This book literally compiles the life of Robin Hood。 It is actually a quick read with short and neatly compiled chapters of his life and adventures。 I love how all the Merry Men were depicted， and how they became a part of the Merry Men。The writing style is quite modern in wit and character representation considering the time it was written。 I prefer Green's Robin Hoo An adventurous tale of the legendary Prince of Thieves。 Robin Hood is a classic hero who has and will surpass the length of time。 This book literally compiles the life of Robin Hood。 It is actually a quick read with short and neatly compiled chapters of his life and adventures。 I love how all the Merry Men were depicted， and how they became a part of the Merry Men。The writing style is quite modern in wit and character representation considering the time it was written。 I prefer Green's Robin Hood much more than his rendition of King Arthur （which is still a good book）。 It's quite a fascinating read of how the man became the legend。 A real pleasure to enjoy over and over again。 Green gathered a whole lot of research from ballads and poems and other stories， compiling it into a refreshing， and exciting adventure classic。Also Maid Marian slays！ She is so courageous and daring for a novel published in the 50s。 She is a strong character， made equal to that of Robin himself。You'll laugh and cry， and will want to grab a bow and arrow and become apart of the Merry Men！ Tally ho！IG Post: https://www。instagram。com/p/CO8zgq4Ln。。。 。。。more
Leiki Fae
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This book was strangely awesome。 The writing was dry by contemporary standards， a little archaic， but the stories were super engaging。 Maid Marian is also quite a badass and it was really fun to read older stories with a clever， capable woman like her。 Robin Hood and the Merry Men ate the kinds of heroes we need today。
Melissa
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Terribly boring。 Read it while my 13 year old had to read it for school。 I could do with out the many paragraphs describing things。 Get to the point。 The old English words were not enjoyable。 I would’ve preferred a simplistic story if Robin Hood。 My 13 year old and her friends all expressed disinterest in this book。 However， they did enjoy the movie Robin Hood prince of thieves。
Katie Rowe
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Read aloud with Kids-far better than I anticipated。
Rick
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This is an excellent version of the Robin Hood stories for young adults。 It covers all the classic adventures and characters in an interesting and engaging way。 I read this with my son and he loved it。 If I was rating it as an adult novel， I would rate it a little lower， as the character development is limited。 However， the book's main purpose is to tell the stories of this classic character in a coherent way and the book does that effectively。 Sometimes just reconnecting with these ancient stor This is an excellent version of the Robin Hood stories for young adults。 It covers all the classic adventures and characters in an interesting and engaging way。 I read this with my son and he loved it。 If I was rating it as an adult novel， I would rate it a little lower， as the character development is limited。 However， the book's main purpose is to tell the stories of this classic character in a coherent way and the book does that effectively。 Sometimes just reconnecting with these ancient stories that are part of our culture is more than enough reason to make a book like this worthwhile。 。。。more
Robert Hepple
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First published in 1956， 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' is a surprisingly faithful adaptation of old folk tales， legends， poems and so forth into a nicely written， though episodic， tale about the legendary do-gooder。 The tone of the episodes varies from humour to brutal violence， and does give you a fine idea of the background of the tales。 First published in 1956， 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' is a surprisingly faithful adaptation of old folk tales， legends， poems and so forth into a nicely written， though episodic， tale about the legendary do-gooder。 The tone of the episodes varies from humour to brutal violence， and does give you a fine idea of the background of the tales。 。。。more
Kate Shorten
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This was the first book I chose to read in my Puffin children’s classics collection。 I didn’t know a whole lot about Robin Hood going into it （mainly what I knew from the show Once Upon a Time）。 It took me nearly two months to read this as I felt I never fully got into it and wasn’t motivated by it enough to read consistently。 Overall I thought it was fine， I usually like medieval stories on screen but maybe I don’t as much in books。 I liked the characters and some of the stories throughout and This was the first book I chose to read in my Puffin children’s classics collection。 I didn’t know a whole lot about Robin Hood going into it （mainly what I knew from the show Once Upon a Time）。 It took me nearly two months to read this as I felt I never fully got into it and wasn’t motivated by it enough to read consistently。 Overall I thought it was fine， I usually like medieval stories on screen but maybe I don’t as much in books。 I liked the characters and some of the stories throughout and I really enjoyed the ending but I do think it just wasn’t fully for me， I can definitely see why it is a classic though。 。。。more
Teeth
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I wish to cry
Aria Carter
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Very fun version of Robin Hood。 Well worth reading。Also， I think I like warrior Maid Marian better than the mild， ladylike Marian of the movie。 :）
Al Capwned
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The translation of this edition seems to have a few problems but still， not that bad。
Jane
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Wonderful to read these adventures compiled from all different sources， and they’re great stories。 But the author seriously lacks any ability to infuse the stories with tension or excitement。 It felt like he was just rattling them off in almost a list， and his writing had nothing of the beauty of Lewis or Tolkien’s。 I read this to myself to see if my son would like it， and I think he’d enjoy the stories but I doubt it would be very interesting for him after reading the Hobbit together。
Angela （BlondeBooks）
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Read for my English class， Literature and Film: Adolescent Literature and Animated Adaptations
Yokheswara MD
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Yeah I read it nearly 4 to 5 years ago。 I hope children may like it。 It has a nice story line and the characters are good。 Worth reading
Matt Ross
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I've never read a Robin Hood novel and searched for the "classic" version of the story。 After putting a little work to find the best version， I decided that there wasn't really a generally accepted "classic" version。 Howard Pyle， Paul Creswick， and Roger Lancelyn Green seem to be the most common versions published in classic children's literature series。 I eventually landed on reading Roger Lancelyn Green's version because of his association with the Inklings。 I also greatly appreciated the intr I've never read a Robin Hood novel and searched for the "classic" version of the story。 After putting a little work to find the best version， I decided that there wasn't really a generally accepted "classic" version。 Howard Pyle， Paul Creswick， and Roger Lancelyn Green seem to be the most common versions published in classic children's literature series。 I eventually landed on reading Roger Lancelyn Green's version because of his association with the Inklings。 I also greatly appreciated the introductory poems and excerpts at the beginning of each chapter。 If there is a classic version of Robin Hood， it's probably best associated with these medieval poems and plays that are quoted at the beginning of each chapter。I definitely enjoyed reading through this book。 Much of the middle began to feel very repetitive， episodic， and picaresque。 Robin would run into someone in the forest， a confrontation would ensue， and through a mischievous combination of wit and skill Robin Hood and his merry men would escape danger。 Despite the repetitive feel， the episodes were still very entertaining and engaging。 Toward the end of the novel （around chapter 19 of 24）， the chapters began to tie together more。 Rather than feeling like a collection episodes there was more cohesion in the plot。 I particularly enjoyed the ending of the book。Despite this being a children's book， the book still deals with some big themes。 Of course justice is a prevalent theme， but the book also deals with the death of a friend， love， and community。 。。。more
Kaye
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This was great！ While I knew that Robin Hood was a legendary figure， I had no idea how old these legends are， but the excerpts at the beginning of each chapter really enhanced that sense of age and timelessness。 Maid Marian is fierce， along with Friar Tuck， Will Scarlett， Little John， and Robin Hood of course。 As an adult， you could see a little bawdiness possible in the tales， and for kids it is just great adventure。 The story tied together and came to a touching conclusion。 I plan on reading t This was great！ While I knew that Robin Hood was a legendary figure， I had no idea how old these legends are， but the excerpts at the beginning of each chapter really enhanced that sense of age and timelessness。 Maid Marian is fierce， along with Friar Tuck， Will Scarlett， Little John， and Robin Hood of course。 As an adult， you could see a little bawdiness possible in the tales， and for kids it is just great adventure。 The story tied together and came to a touching conclusion。 I plan on reading this author's interpretation of the Arthurian legends to my kids next。 。。。more
Holly
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I've read a number of Robin Hood stories over the years， and I thought this was a good one！ It's solid， in any case。I'm familiar with a lot of the original ballads of Robin and I liked how this took those ballads and made them easier to digest。 The chapters are short （almost like vignettes）， easy to understand， and loosely interconnected。 Robin seems more respectable in this version than he has in previous versions where it seems like all he does is fight and drink。 He's still a bit of a trickst I've read a number of Robin Hood stories over the years， and I thought this was a good one！ It's solid， in any case。I'm familiar with a lot of the original ballads of Robin and I liked how this took those ballads and made them easier to digest。 The chapters are short （almost like vignettes）， easy to understand， and loosely interconnected。 Robin seems more respectable in this version than he has in previous versions where it seems like all he does is fight and drink。 He's still a bit of a trickster and he can be a bit merciless at times， but it's all tempered with a certain morality that Robin has。I also really liked this version because of the autonomy and strength it gave Maid Marian。 In the old ballads， she's treated as a minor character with no agency of her own。 Things happen to her。 She doesn't do the happening。 But in this version， Marian has a backbone and frequently stands up to people in power。 Not only that， but she also rivals Robin in her skills with a sword and a bow。 It's so awesome that she's portrayed this strong。This does feel like it was written almost as a children's story。 Maybe not little children， but 8-12 maybe。 I could see these chapters being read as bedtime stories。 There isn't any cursing， no graphic violence （well， except the occasional beheading？）， or really any innuendo。 The only thing it has is a few drunken Merry Men from time to time。 It's way toned down from the original ballads。 I'm not sure the original Merry Men were ever sober。This was fun。 It was a light， entertaining read that reminded me why I liked these characters and these stories so much。 。。。more
Lucía Xochimitl
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Esperaba algo mejor。
Nathan Musser
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This is one of my new favorite books。 I think it was written for kids， but it is still a great retelling of the Robin Hood legend that should appeal to anyone with an interest in the topic -- and as a big fan of Robin Hood， I thoroughly enjoyed this book。I was a little worried going in that this book would feel very episodic and repetitive。 I've read Howard Pyle's The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood， and while I enjoyed it， it didn't much feel like a cohesive narrative but rather a set of loosely This is one of my new favorite books。 I think it was written for kids， but it is still a great retelling of the Robin Hood legend that should appeal to anyone with an interest in the topic -- and as a big fan of Robin Hood， I thoroughly enjoyed this book。I was a little worried going in that this book would feel very episodic and repetitive。 I've read Howard Pyle's The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood， and while I enjoyed it， it didn't much feel like a cohesive narrative but rather a set of loosely connected episodes in which Robin Hood meets someone， fights him， and invites him to join his band of merry men。 This book， while certainly still having some episodic moments， feels much more like a novel。 Unlike other Robin Hood narratives I've read， Green keeps plot points from one chapter going into the next， and sometimes lasting throughout the whole book; other Robin Hood collections seem to just be groups of self-contained stories。 A lot of characters have more of a presence here than in other Robin Hood books I've read。 Maid Marian features prominently throughout， which was a pleasant surprise; and when characters are introduced， like George-a-Greene， they actually stay relevant throughout the rest of the story。There were some stories included that I hadn't read before， such as The Witch of Paplewick and the tale of George-a-Greene， and though I enjoyed Green's retellings of stories I'd heard before， it was also good to get some new chapters。（view spoiler）[Also， one of my favorite novels is Ivanhoe， so getting Robin Hood's point of view on that story made for a fun addition to the collection。 I do wish， though， that Green had spent more time on Robin Hood's and King Richard's attack on Torquilstone -- that part was kind of brushed over， though I suppose Green didn't want to just retell Ivanhoe。 （hide spoiler）]Overall， if you like stories about Robin Hood， you'll probably love this book。 It might be for kids， but like Green's friend C。S。 Lewis said， "A children's story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children's story in the slightest。" I think this is a book I'll keep reading all throughout my life。 。。。more
Anna Mussmann
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Robin Hood featured prominently in my childhood。 My sisters and I would recite scenes from the old Disney cartoon while we washed dishes， and we all had Sherwood Forest-appropriate dress up。 At the time， I read Howard Pyle’s 19th century version of the story several times。 It was quite interesting to compare Pyle’s take with this 1950's version by Roger Lancelyn Green。 I read it aloud to my seven and five-year-old， and they found it *very* exciting。 It's fun to see my childhood memories playing Robin Hood featured prominently in my childhood。 My sisters and I would recite scenes from the old Disney cartoon while we washed dishes， and we all had Sherwood Forest-appropriate dress up。 At the time， I read Howard Pyle’s 19th century version of the story several times。 It was quite interesting to compare Pyle’s take with this 1950's version by Roger Lancelyn Green。 I read it aloud to my seven and five-year-old， and they found it *very* exciting。 It's fun to see my childhood memories playing out in another generation。 A few notes:-This version makes Robin Hood himself into a far more heroic and lordly character。 He is a dispossessed nobleman who runs afoul of the law whilst trying to aid and protect the poor。 He is aware of the larger political machinations of his time and to some extent at least participates in them。 In contrast， Howard Pyle’s Robin was just an ordinary dude who killed a guy during a disagreement and got made an outlaw。 He never *targets* the poor， and helps them out sometimes， but he makes no claim to heroic grandeur。 -Interestingly， it’s Green’s “more heroic” Robin who kills a lot of people without compunction。 Large numbers of nameless men-at-arms fall to his bow or his sword。 In contrast， Pyle’s Robin， despite （or really， because of） his more sordid beginnings， is determined NOT to kill unless absolutely necessary。 -This version makes Maid Marian into a character （she isn’t really in the Pyle version）。 Despite being a mild-mannered and beautiful young lady， she is supposedly capable of taking down a fully-armed knight in a melee。 Yet Green doesn’t really explain or utilize her character。 Was it his decision to make her into a warrior maiden， or had that already been done in some other version？ I’m curious。 -The language in the Green version is very accessible。 It’s thoroughly modern despite a few “medieval sounding” flourishes to the dialogue。 The Pyle version uses much richer English， making it harder to read but， in my view， far more literary。 -[EDITING TO ADD one more point:] In the Green version， the ending is a tragedy; but it's a pleasantly sad and noble tragedy。 One might call it an "elevating" tragedy。 In the Pyle version， however， the ending feels bitter。 It feels more like an acknowledgment that "he who lives by the sword shall die by the sword，" and at least as a child reader， I rather felt that it sullied the tale。 I should revisit it for an adult evaluation。 Ultimately， the Pyle version comes out as the winner in my book。 That may well be pure loyalty to my childhood memory， but I don’t think so。 However， I really should reread it before I make a final pronouncement。 。。。more
Eren
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Okuduğum en eski kitaplardan bir tanesi。 Hâlâ bazı detayları hatırlasam da tüm hikayeyi unuttum sayılır。 İyi kitaptı。
Sue
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A lovely thorough & authentic version of the tales of Robin Hood。 While I utterly enjoyed the early 20th century language， it was far too distracting for my under 12 year olds。 Recommend it for middle school and older listeners/readers。
Adrianna Furtado
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This book happens to be the first piece of fiction I've read in along time。 It was absolutely lovely！ I could imagine everything going on - something I have really struggled with when I was younger。 Language was fairly easy to understand despite there being a fair amount of old english words and phrases。 The book was easy to dip in and out of and chapters were short so it kept my attention。 I would have liked to see more of a relationship being developed with the characters but I understand that This book happens to be the first piece of fiction I've read in along time。 It was absolutely lovely！ I could imagine everything going on - something I have really struggled with when I was younger。 Language was fairly easy to understand despite there being a fair amount of old english words and phrases。 The book was easy to dip in and out of and chapters were short so it kept my attention。 I would have liked to see more of a relationship being developed with the characters but I understand that this is aimed at a younger audience so it was most likely that the plot was the driving focus。 I really was interested by the moral implications the characters faced。 I liked questioning where I felt my place was in the story - who my loyalties lied with， what I found just and unjust。 This reminded me of the D&D Alignments e。g chaotic good， true neutral， lawful good。。。etc。 I found myself placing the characters within the traits of the model in order to try make sense of the way they were thinking， why they did what they did and even trivialise what they might do。 I would this to anyone who loves the forest aesthetic and adventure plots with the constraints of moral implications。 I could see myself reading this again。 。。。more
Stef Rozitis
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