The Adventures of Robin Hood (Puffin Classics) (urspr publ 1956; utgåvan 1995)

Legalidad o ilegalidad, ricos y pobres ( )

The Adventures of Robin Hood
Bryan O'Keeffe

This story was similar to all of the versions that I have read before. However I believe this version is one of the oldest I have read. Regardless I did enjoy this version of Robin Hood, this story is just a classic and is hard to not like. Robin Hood to me has always seem like a character that may have actually lived during the middle ages so whenever I read this story I think that Robin Hood was real and very believable. The old story of a man fighting this rich for the poor just stands the test of time to me. The plot is always my favorite part of Robin Hood. Every story has one version to the next. However this version was very simplified but worked very well. Robin Hood was still fighting the Sheriff of Nottingham and still caught the eye of King Richard himself. The illustrations of this version really caught my eye as well. They are done in a late 19th century style which I absolutely love. Only several colors in the illustrations and very bold colors. They enhance this story a lot and make the story feel like it was written long ago. The message is always the same, standing up against the big guy for what is right.

This book was a good version of the Robin Hood tale. I especially liked the occasional black and white illustrations added to the text since it broke up the long read. It allowed you to construct your own visualizations of the characters and setting, but brought you back on track for some clarification and extra details here and there. I also liked the way that he wrote Marian's character differently than most. In this version, Marian was a fighter, and didn't just fill the role of pretty girl needing to be rescued. The big idea of this book is not lawless-ness, but the need for righteousness! ( )

As some of the other reviews states this is a telling of Robin Hood based on old ballads etc.

What I remember most strong from reading it years ago is maid Marian, disguising herself as a forester and beating/almost beating Robin Hood in a quarterstaff fight, and threating to climb out of a window if her father imprisoners her to prevent her seeing robin hood. ( )

As some of the other reviews states this is a telling of Robin Hood based on old ballads etc.

What I remember most strong from reading it years ago is maid Marian, disguising herself as a forester and beating/almost beating Robin Hood in a quarterstaff fight, and threating to climb out of a window if her father imprisoners her to prevent her seeing robin hood. ( )