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Summary: The "Real" Robin Hood
Review: I first read this book when I was 8 years old. Again at 10, again at 15, again at 20, and I just bought a new copy for my library from Amazon. There is no film, short of the John Irvin classic with Patrick Bergin and Uma Thurman, that comes close to telling the tale. I've always had an affinity for this novel, and have shared it with many of my friends. Great for children, as well as grown up children. Just plain good reading.
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Summary: The "Real" Robin Hood
Review: I first read this book when I was 8 years old. Again at 10, again at 15, again at 20, and I just bought a new copy for my library from Amazon. There is no film, short of the John Irvin classic with Patrick Bergin and Uma Thurman, that comes close to telling the tale. I've always had an affinity for this novel, and have shared it with many of my friends. Great for children, as well as grown up children. Just plain good reading.
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Summary: Perfect for Adventure-loving kids.
Review: I read this book when I was a kid, and I can't recommend it highly enough to parents and kids who are looking for classic high adventure. It's timeless, yet provides good role models for boys (Robin Hood was the original cool do-gooder) and for girls, since Roger Greene's Maid Marian is more than a match for Robin with sword and bow and arrow.
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Summary: Robinhood
Review: I think the book "The amazing Robinhood" is a very good book. Its one of the best books I have ever read because its got adventure, its got action, and it has so many great characteristics. Some of the characters are strong, some are tall and thin, and some are even fat. But the best of them all would be my favorite good old Robinhood. If you like adventure and action this book is great for you.
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Summary: Hmm, Well...
Review: If you saw my previous review, don't get me wrong... This book is very imaginitive... Just not my favorite. I'm sorry if you are displeased with my comments, but I won't lie in a book review. This book, in my opinion, is STILL not original.
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Summary: Robinhood
Review: It's in keeping with the book's hero that Roger Lancelyn Green is a bit of a thief. He plunders ballads, plays, novels and poems for this Robin Hood novel. Thankfully, he steals from the best sources. This kid's book is a pleasant, briskly-written version of the legend incorporating details from an astonishing variety of sources. I'm also glad to see Marian get a large role in this book. She doesn't appear in the Howard Pyle novel at all. You could do a lot worse than let this book be someone's first introduction to the legend of Robin Hood.
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Summary: Stealing from the best...
Review: It's in keeping with the book's hero that Roger Lancelyn Green is a bit of a thief. He plunders ballads, plays, novels and poems for this Robin Hood novel. Thankfully, he steals from the best sources. This kid's book is a pleasant, briskly-written version of the legend incorporating details from an astonishing variety of sources. I'm also glad to see Marian get a large role in this book. She doesn't appear in the Howard Pyle novel at all. You could do a lot worse than let this book be someone's first introduction to the legend of Robin Hood.
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Summary: Argh!
Review: Okay, this book totally, completely, utterly sucked. The only good thing is that at least most of the stories are here, derived from many different ballads and such. That shows that research has been done. Otherwise, yuck. Choppy storytelling, no sense of drama whatsoever, unconnected events in a confusing sequence, and very sucky illustrations.
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Summary: Very Complete Retelling of the Robin Hood Tales
Review: The Adventures of Robin Hood by Roger Lancelyn Green is a brilliant retelling of the Robin Hood tales. All of the stories are here. Robin's fight with Little John is related, as is the archery contest, Robin's love affair with Marion, and the wedding of Allan-a-Dale. All of the characters like Friar Tuck, Will Scarlet, Little John, Maid Marion, and (guess what!) Robin Hood make their appearances. Overall, the tales are well told, and the book is very complete. My favorite portion of this edition is the prologue in which the author writes from where the stories are derived. There, I was turned to Thomas Love Peacock's brilliant, if forgotten, tales of Robin Hood entitled Maid Marian. This edition will help to keep the adventures of Robin Hood in the minds of children for another generation.
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Summary: Complete Retelling of the Classic Stories
Review: The Adventures of Robin Hood by Roger Lancelyn Green is an excellent retelling of the Robin Hood Tales. All of the normal stories are told: those of Robin and Marian's romance, those of the archery match, and those of the marriage of Allan-a-Dale. Each story is ably written. All of the usual characters also appear: Friar Tuck, Little John, Maid Marian, Will Scarlet, and (surprise) Robin Hood. The Adventures of Robin Hood is an easy read. It is well suited for children to read and become acquainted with Robin for the first time. My favorite section to this edition is the prologue. In it, Green writes where he derived his stories from. Among the books listed is Thomas Love Peacock's brilliant, if forgotten, Maid Marian. This publication of the adventures of Robin Hood is very entertaining, and it is very informative.
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