Bows against the barons.

by Geoffrey Trease

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Published 1967 by Meredith Press in New York .
Written in English

Subjects:

Robin Hood (Legendary character) -- Legends,
Robin Hood (Legendary character) -- Legends

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When he unthinkingly kills one of the King"s deer, a peasant boy flees home and goes into Sherwood Forest where he joins Robin Hood and his band.

Edition Notes

Classifications
Statement	Illustrated by C. Walter Hodges.
Contributions	Hodges, C. Walter 1909- illus.
LC Classifications	PZ8.1.R55 Tr5
The Physical Object
Pagination	v, 154 p.
Number of Pages	154
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL5542879M
LC Control Number	67020861

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The Book that Made a Reader of Me was a first novel by Geoffrey Trease 'Bows Against The Barons', a reworking of the Robin Hood myth, and serving, for me anyway, as an early introduction to leftwing politics. Unlike you Nige, I was unable to 'read and re-read' as I would have liked as, a couple of weeks after turning the last page, my. Geoffrey Trease wrote his first children's book, Bows Against the Barons, fifty years ago; to mark the event, Hodder and Stoughton Children's Books reissued the book in August of this year. He has written more than 60 books for children and some 90 books in all, including his survey of children's fiction, Tales Out of School, and his two Author: Geoffrey Trease.

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Bows Against the Barons is a children's novel by British author Geoffrey Trease, based on the legend of Robin tells the story of an adolescent boy who joins an outlaw band and takes part in a great rebellion against the feudal elite. Trease's first novel, Bows Against the Barons marks the start of his prolific career as a historical novelist.

About the Author. Geoffrey Trease wrote more than 90 books, his first, Bows against the Barons, being published in His books were translated into 20 languages. He was Chair of the Society of Authors and a member of the Royal Society of Literature.

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His grandfather was a historian, and. This fresh idea was immediately accepted, and the book about Robin Hood which drew on his own knowledge of Nottingham was published as Bows Against the Barons in The modern style and egalitarian approach was very different from the sort of historical writing for children that had appeared until now, and received some favourable reviews.

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