Young Robin Hood

Fenn, George Manville, 1831-1909Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 2.8
Word count
85K words
Chapters
9

Tags

English Originals Children's Literature Forest LifeLegendary LivesGentleman ThiefVengeance and GratitudeJianghu FeudHeroismGrowing UpYouth Reading

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Young Robin Hood by George Manville FennAuthor: Fenn, George Manville, 1831-1909,Language: English, Class: PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres, Release Date: Feb 1, 2004

Editor's review

Young Robin Hood is an English children's book by George Manville Fenn retelling the Robin Hood legend for young readers; it belongs to juvenile literature. Its value lies in making the greenwood adventure, comradeship, and plain sense of justice lively and easy to read, with clear plotting and moderate language difficulty, making it suitable as an introductory reader in the original English. Compared with weighty epics for adults, this book stays closer to a young person's perspective, with clear-cut conflicts and brisk pacing, so reading it is no burden. It is both a small door into the Robin Hood story and a chance to feel the narrative tone of late nineteenth-century British children's literature. For reading situations, it suits分段 reading in spare moments or before bed, and also works as supplementary material for parent-child reading or English reading classes; for adult readers, it is more a light, nostalgic diversion. Note that the language bears the marks of its time, and some wording and syntax now seem slightly dated; reading with notes or a dictionary is recommended.

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Reading tips

  1. Read section by section by chapter, and after each chapter retell the plot in one or two sentences to check comprehension.
  2. Mark unfamiliar or archaic words first, then look them up together after finishing a chapter, so as not to interrupt the rhythm.
  3. For parent-child reading, read dialogue aloud by role to help children enter the characters' situations.
  4. After reading, compare other versions of the Robin Hood story and discuss how the characters differ.

About the publisher

Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

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Contents

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FAQ

What English level is this book suitable for? It is a chapter-book story for young readers, and sentence length and vocabulary difficulty are generally not high, so it suits middle school students with basic English reading ability or adult learners with some vocabulary. Because the work carries nineteenth-century wording habits, a few expressions are uncommon today; keep a dictionary or an annotated edition at hand.
Is this the complete original Robin Hood text? No. It is a Robin Hood story written by George Manville Fenn for young readers, shorter in length and told from a youthful perspective, different from the original medieval ballad tradition. Readers who want a systematic understanding of the Robin Hood legend's sources need to consult ballad collections or scholarly editions for comparison.
Why does the language read as somewhat old-fashioned? The author lived in the nineteenth century, and the work preserves the wording, syntax, and narrative tone of that time, so it feels distant today. This is a period characteristic, not a textual error. There is no need to agonize over every word while reading; grasp the main plot, and once key words are checked, the experience will be much smoother.
What should be noted for parent-child reading? The story involves greenwood, pursuit, and confrontation, so parents can skim it beforehand to judge whether the child will accept it. During reading, difficult sentences can be simplified orally, and the occasion used to discuss topics such as fairness and mutual help, so that reading goes beyond plot.

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About the author

Fenn, George Manville, 1831-1909 Author

George Manville Fenn (1831–1909) was a British author whose biographical details remain limited in publicly available sources. The library holds 127 of his works, including The Little Skipper: A Son of a Sailor, The Silver Canyon: A Tale of the Western Plains, and Sappers and Miners: The Flood beneath the Sea. Most center on youthful growth and adventure, often set at sea, in mining districts, or on the western plains. He also wrote such biographical work as George Alfred Henty: The Story of an Active Life. His writing emphasizes plot momentum and the shaping of character in young readers, and is commonly classified as inspirational coming-of-age fiction, holding a place in the tradition of juvenile adventure novels.