No other outlaw in history or literature is as famous as Robin Hood. People everywhere love this colourful hero who robs the rich to give to the poor and know by name his band of merry men. Tales of his daring exploits have passed from generation to generation in poetry and song and recently on cinema and television screens. Neil Philip's telling of the Robin Hood tales is based on the medieval ballads that first described this hero's classic adventures. Nick Harris's narrative illustrations bring the adventures to life. Historical characters and settings are explained through photographs paintings and hundreds of facts about medieval monarchs and churchmen archers and crusaders and the great royal forest of Sherwood. Robin's brave deeds and their fascinating context are brought together to inspire a new generation.
This book is part of a book series called Dk Classics .
There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2000 by Dorling Kindersley Ltd .
Neil Philip is a writer and a critic with an interest in the fairy tale.
This book contains the following story:
Robin Hood
Whether or not there was ever a real Robin Hood, the stories about him have been told over and over again for centuries. How outlaws rescued him from the evil Sheriff of Nottingham, how Maid Marian joined them, how they robbed the rich to feed the poor and rescued innocent children from the gallows.
