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Robin Hood
The first volume of Alexandre Dumas' two-part interpretation of the story of Robin Hood, popularized for Nineteenth Century audiences by Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe, set in England in 1162-66.
In this book, Dumas tells the story of Robin Hood's youth: how he is delivered by an unknown man to be raised by poor but honest foresters, his great skill as an archer, how he comes...more
In this book, Dumas tells the story of Robin Hood's youth: how he is delivered by an unknown man to be raised by poor but honest foresters, his great skill as an archer, how he comes...more
Hardcover, 224 pages
Published
December 1st 2001
by Neuer Kaiser
(first published 1863)
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Finito il primo libro del nuovo anno...e non potevo cominciare meglio!
E' vero, il Robin Hood del libro è diverso da quello della leggenda, per molti versi, però...non c'è niente da fare, Dumas riesce sempre a coinvolgermi e a farmi ritagliare momenti di lettura in ogni secondo libero, per vedere come va avanti!!
Peccato aver scoperto che il libro che i libri in realtà sono due diversi! Esistono due volumi, che qui sono raggruppati tutti assieme (ma anche perché spesso, nelle edizioni italiane, ma...more
E' vero, il Robin Hood del libro è diverso da quello della leggenda, per molti versi, però...non c'è niente da fare, Dumas riesce sempre a coinvolgermi e a farmi ritagliare momenti di lettura in ogni secondo libero, per vedere come va avanti!!
Peccato aver scoperto che il libro che i libri in realtà sono due diversi! Esistono due volumi, che qui sono raggruppati tutti assieme (ma anche perché spesso, nelle edizioni italiane, ma...more
Ammetto di essere arrivata alla fine con grossissime perplessità.
Dumas, capisco che questo libro è postumo, ma tu hai scritto Il Conte di Montecristo. Lo so che sai fare di meglio.
Ci sono storie che rimangono impresse per il modo in cui sono scritte: mi viene in mente Anna Karenina, che se non fosse per come scrive Tolstoj sarebbe "solo" la storia di una donna che si stanca del marito e si prende un amante.
E ci sono storie che restano impresse per la loro potenza intrinseca, a prescindere da com...more
Dumas, capisco che questo libro è postumo, ma tu hai scritto Il Conte di Montecristo. Lo so che sai fare di meglio.
Ci sono storie che rimangono impresse per il modo in cui sono scritte: mi viene in mente Anna Karenina, che se non fosse per come scrive Tolstoj sarebbe "solo" la storia di una donna che si stanca del marito e si prende un amante.
E ci sono storie che restano impresse per la loro potenza intrinseca, a prescindere da com...more
Questo breve romanzetto di 200 paginette non ci presenta un principe dei ladri affascinante e "mitico" quanto le trasposizioni cinematografiche hanno fatto negli ultimi anni. Sicuramente un Robin gioviale, birbante, generoso e grande arciere, ma Dumas si attiene alla mera sfera descrittiva e cronachistica delle sue imprese, la psicologia, il Robin uomo, sono toccati solo di striscio, quando alla fine la sua amata Marian lo lascerà solo col suo dolore.
Romanzetto sempliciotto, non mi ha lasciato...more
Romanzetto sempliciotto, non mi ha lasciato...more
Jun 07, 2013
Maria Grazia
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Libro "per ragazzi" dal valore più storico che letterario, sicuramente non una delle migliori opere di Doumas padre, che ha preso le leggende sassoni sul ladro gentiluomo e le ha rimasticate in salsa da operetta. Nessun vero spessore dei personaggi, tranne forse nell'ultima parte, un clima ridanciano e stupidotto, irrealmente idilliaco.
Senza contare i numerosissimi svarioni per cui l'autore richiama cose che dice di averci detto prima, e invece non l'ha mai fatto.
Direi che l'unica cosa per cui r...more
Senza contare i numerosissimi svarioni per cui l'autore richiama cose che dice di averci detto prima, e invece non l'ha mai fatto.
Direi che l'unica cosa per cui r...more
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L’histoire est totalement différente de ce que j’avais vue et lue antérieurement donc ce fut une surprise qui m’a un peu dérouté. Pourquoi ? Parce qu’on y raconte plutôt l’histoire de Robin avant qu’il devienne ce que nous connaissons de lui, c’est-à-dire le “prince des voleurs”. Néanmoins, j’ai mieux compris la légende : ses origines et les raisons de ce surnom donnent plus de sens à l’histoire.
Cependant, il ne s’agit pas du meilleur roman de l’auteur à mon avis. En faite, c’est en fouillant su...more
Cependant, il ne s’agit pas du meilleur roman de l’auteur à mon avis. En faite, c’est en fouillant su...more
When I was in year three I had a wonderful teacher who would bring a book from home and read a few chapters of it to us as a treat everyday. Robin Hood was one of these books, after he read it to us, he put it on our tiny bookcase in the room for anyone to read. I devoured it about four times over after he had finished it for the class. Brilliant book.
I found this old out of print Dumas version of Robin Hood at the Central Brooklyn library. It was so old I often had to be careful not to damage the pages while I was turning them. It's the first of a two part series that he wrote in 1872, this version was published in 1920. It's apparently one of his least recognized books because it took some research to find out anything about it; it's not listed on biographical websites.
The story is another tale of that worthy forester called Robin Hood, I...more
The story is another tale of that worthy forester called Robin Hood, I...more
«La pensi come vuole», continuò il barone; «ma io le dico che in tutta Inghilterra non vi è un uomo (soldato, villano o gran signore) che sia capace di far chinare davanti a sè la testa di quel proscritto. Non teme nulla, e ride di tutto e di tutti.»
- Il barone Fitz-Alwyn
- Il barone Fitz-Alwyn
I LOVED Robin Hood and everything I could find about his legend when I was a child. Although this book was made into several movies (and most notably was the origin material for Errol Flynn's Robin Hood,) it does stray pretty far from the original material concerning Hood's legend.
Another childhood hero of mine. I haven't read the book since, and haven't liked any of the movies as an adult. For me Robin Hood wasn't a political figure. He was just a wild, free, man in the forest, living as he pleased, with some cool friends and a pretty girl.
Dec 07, 2012
Jake.l
marked it as to-read
This book is written Alexandre Dumas this book has a lot of adventure and drama. My favorite part was when he tried to show the guy that he was a good archer and he hit the dear dead center in the target and the guy was surprised this book is GREAT!!!.
I knew the folklore of Robin Hood, but Dumas created a new character in itself; A Robin Hood that was darker, meaner and more fascinating than even before. Loved it; Read it at the risk of doing miserably in my Vivas but was totally worth it.
WE enjoyed this one quite a bit. However, I sold it to the kids as the book about the guy who steals from the rich to give to the poor, but that doesn't even happen in the book. He does steal from the rich...but they keep the loot! I felt a bit jipped.
Read this when i was very young and i remember it was a hard but interesting read back then. As all of the books Dumas wrote, a stroke of genius. Really need to revisit.
Classic. One of the earliest book that got me into reading stories. Loved the adventure of Robin Hood and his stands against the sheriffs.
I listened to this on audio book with Ryan on the way to California. Liked it well enough but probably not anything I'd read again.
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Was a very interesting book.
In fact I read it about like 7 years ago!!! There just wasnt any good movies for it though
In fact I read it about like 7 years ago!!! There just wasnt any good movies for it though
Le intrepide e celebri avventure del più famoso arciere inglese... Davvero una ventata di aria fresca, mai stancanti.
Reading it in class for history......and.......LOVE IT!!!! Now finised it and i have to say i didnt think i would like i t as much! :)
Amazing, but I don´t like teh end, where is Robin Hood murdered by a woman! That was incredible.
After all his efforts to die at the hand of an old woman.......what's up with that?
I love this classical book, and I do enjoy it way more than any movie I have seen!
Dumas was a BEAST. shows how dumb i am, tho. didn't even know his pops was one of Napoleon's generals.
There is nothing like good old fashioned, clean adventure. A great story.
I read this years ago, and only thought of it again recently.
The original classic tale of Robin Hood cool like Erol Flynn
Mar 12, 2013
Torrance
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it was really good i could not put it down
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This note regards Alexandre Dumas, père, the father of Alexandre Dumas, fils (son). For the son, see Alexandre Dumas fils.
Alexandre Dumas, père (French for "father", akin to Senior in English), born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, was a French writer, best known for his numerous historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most widely read French authors in the world. Many of h...more
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Alexandre Dumas, père (French for "father", akin to Senior in English), born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, was a French writer, best known for his numerous historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most widely read French authors in the world. Many of h...more
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