num_pages: 224
description: 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 into conflict with the Baron [sic] of Nottingham, how he meets Friar Tuck, the Maid Marian, Little John, Will Scarlett, and others, how he is declared an outlaw by the King, and decamps, with his followers, into Sherwood Forest to wage war against the Baron.
language: English
title: The Prince of Thieves
titlecomplete: The Prince of Thieves
characters: Little John, Robin Hood, Friar Tuck, Guy of Gisbourne, Will Scarlet, Maid Marian, Much the Miller's Son, Allan-a-Dale
genres: Historical, Literature, Classics, Adventure, Novels, France, Historical Fiction, French Literature, Fiction, Fantasy
ratings_count: 17341
places: Nottingham, England
series: Tales of Robin Hood
publisher: Neuer Kaiser