Robin Hood and Little John: Or, the Merry Men of Sherwood Forest

by Pierce Egan the Younger

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294 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1840

About the author

Pierce Egan the Younger was an English journalist and novelist. The son of Pierce Egan, the author of Life in London, he associated with his father in several of his works.

Source: Wikipedia

Not to be confused with his father Pierce Egan

Reviews

[Pedro · Rating 4 out of 5]

La historia de Robin Hood constituyó una leyenda inglesa, ubicada en el arbitrario interinato de Juan sin Tierra, mientras el Rey Ricardo Corazón de León combatía en las Cruzadas. Se transmitió por vía oral y en cantares, con posibles agregados creativos.

Escenas inolvidables: La lucha entre Robin y el pequeño John, haciendo equilibrio sobre un tronco. El momento en el que Robin, haciendo gala de su destraza clava la flecha en medio de la anterior, partiéndola. Y la belleza de la dulce Marianne.

La primera versión escrita que ha llegado a nuestro tiempo, y la más difundida, es la que realizó Pierce Egan en 1772 en forma de fascículos periódicos.

Para la infancia, una fascinación ante el ingenio y astucia, y sobre todo, la pasión por la justicia.

[Paduraru Victor · Rating 2 out of 5]

It has its moments but often times it feels rushed and inconsistent in tone yet it also manages draw you in with very little.

[Maria Crespo · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was dissapointed by this book. I was expecting a more detailed version of the legend and of Robin Hood's battles with an ambigously evil Sheriff. The story, while a lot richer in background and historic accuracy, was a bit of a let down in that sense. The fighting between the Saxons and the Britons at the end is only vaguely satisfying.It also feels like the story changes tacks indecisively, like it can't decide whether it's focus is the numerous couples (Marian's brother, Marian and Robin, Maude and Will) or the political entanglements of the Saxons and the Britons. The end is accordingly inconclusive, with Will a hostage and the situation in Gamwell Hall not only dismal but incomplete, as if the book not only has nothing to really say, but as if it had failed even at just describing the life and times of a few people put in remarkable situations. It hints of more, then abruptly stops short of Marian and Robin becoming seriously involved, after a war and after she was absent for an important portion of the book: it feels like there is no payoff after following the story, not character-wise or plot-wise.

I also have serious qualms with the character of Marian. I hated how she abandoned Lance the bulldog after he essentially saved her from rape: for all her purported kindness, leaving the ailing dog like she's forgotten about him casts a dark stain on her already iffy characterization as a silly girl incapable of calculating risks and remarkable only because she's very pretty. Marguerite and particularly Maude Lindsay manage to save it from outright failing at honest female portrayal: yes, Maude spends a lot of the book pining for Robin, but she is clever and resourceful, and important in furthering the plot due to it. She also plays, interestingly enough, the part of sobering tendency to her suitor Will Scarlet, rejecting him because her feelings are unsure and his too intense. While I'm certain it would fail a Bechdel Test, it is fairly

It was a fun read, and the action, the confrontations with outlaws and britons are heart-pounding, but otherwise a little meandering and even pointless.