Chapter By Chapter features me reading one chapter of the selected book at the time and reviewing it as if I were reviewing an episode of a TV show or an issue of a comic. There will be spoilers if you haven’t read to the point I have, and if you’ve read further I ask that you don’t spoil anything further into the book. Think of it as read-along book club.
Remember, the book is in public domain. Download or read the ebook online legally and for free at Project Gutenberg, Google Books or the Internet Archive among other sites, or check out the audiobook from LibriVox. You can also use a print copy. In either case my copy may not match up with yours chapter-wise. Follow along with the very-long subtitle. For this chapter:
Part Six
In Which It Is Told How Queen Eleanor Sent For Robin Hood To Come To The Court At Famous London Town And How Robin Came At Her Bidding. Likewise It Is Told How King Henry Chased Robin Through The Land, Yet Caught Him Not
I’m admittedly curious about this one. Granted I’ve been enjoying this book even if it reveals the secret dark side of young Robin Hood and brings his hero status into question. After all this came out well before all the more famous portrayals we know and remember this is the toned down version. I have to wonder how bad the original legends were. However, why would Robin, an outlaw, agree to meet with the queen when he should have known the king was already annoyed with him based on what the Sheriff told him and the fact that he’s been hunting deer the king claims as his despite not planning to anything with them. Or maybe it’s my lack of geographic knowledge and Sherwood Forest is closer than I think? Sure, I could look it up since both London and Sherwood Forest are real places and I just looked. They are not. With that out of the way let’s get on with the book.
Chapter 1: Robin Hood And Three Of His Men Shoot Before Queen Eleanor In Finsbury Fields
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