The Adventures of Robin Hood

S$72.00

The Adventures of Robin Hood

S$72.00

Title: The Adventures of Robin Hood
Author: Roger Lancelyn Green (collected and retorld by), John Holder (illus)
ISBN: –
Publisher: Folio Society, 2001
Condition: Hardcover, large decorative cloth. No slipcase. Good, with minor wear. Large, heavy book – 10″ x 7 1/2″. Shipping overseas will cost extra.

This is the classic story of social justice and outrageous cunning. Robin Hood is champion of the poor and oppressed by twelfth-century England against the cruel power of Prince John and the brutal Sheriff of Nottingham. He takes refuge with his Merrie Men in the vast Sherwood Forest, emerging time and again to outwit his enemies with daring and panache.

Roger Lancelyn Green was born in 1918 and lived in Oxford and at his family home in Cheshire, which the Greens had owned for more than 900 years. He loved storytelling and was fascinated by traditional fairy tales, myths and legends from around the world. He was a professional actor, a librarian and a teacher. His retellings include Egyptian, Greek and Norse legends, plus a retelling of Robin Hood. He also wrote many books for adults, including a biography of his friend C. S. Lewis, creator of the The Chronicles of Narnia. He was also friends with J R R Tolkien, the author of The Lord of the Rings. Roger Lancelyn Green died in 1987.