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.
By:
Roger Lancelyn Green Illustrated by:
Walter Crane Imprint: Everyman Hardcovers Country of Publication: United Kingdom Edition: New edition Dimensions:
Height: 208mm,
Width: 160mm,
Spine: 24mm
Weight: 540g ISBN:9781857159271 ISBN 10: 1857159276 Series:Everyman's Library CHILDREN'S CLASSICS Pages: 275 Publication Date:25 November 1994 Recommended Age: From 2 to 12 Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
