Henry Gilbert (author)
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| Born | 1868 London, England |
| Died | 1937 London, England |
| Occupation | Writer |
Henry Gilbert (1868–1937) was an English writer of children's literature. He was best known for his book King Arthur's Knights: The Tales Retold for Boys and Girls (1911), which was noted for its accuracy of historical events. His book Robin Hood and the Men of the Greenwood (1912) was also well known. He was the paternal grandfather of Molly Holden.[1] His books continue to be reprinted.[2] His books are noted for both their historical accuracy and their style.[3]
Bibliography
- Robin Hood and the Men of the Greenwood (1912) The first significant new version on the classic Robin Hood theme, also republished as Robin Hood.[2][4]
- King Arthur's knights: the tales retold for boys and girls (Stokes, 1911) [5]
- The Book of Pirates (T, Y. Crowell & Co.) [6]
- Pirates: True Tales of Notorious Buccaneers[3]
- The conquerors of Peru: Retold from Prescott's "Conquest of Peru" [7]
- The conquerors of Mexico: Retold from Prescott's "Conquest of Mexico"[7]
References
- ^ Holden, Molly (1986). Selected poems; Poetry Signatures Series. University of Michigan: Carcanet. p. 117. ISBN 0856356964.
- ^ a b Gilbert, Henry (2008). Robin Hood. Wildside Press LLC. ISBN 978-1-4344-0551-7.
- ^ a b Gilbert, Henry (2008). Pirates: True Tales of Notorious Buccaneers. Dover Publications. ISBN 978-0-486-46148-9.
- ^ Briggs, Butts, & Grenby; Julia Briggs; Dennis Butts; Matthew Orville Grenby (2008). Popular children's literature in Britain. Ashgate Publishing. p. 62. ISBN 978-1-84014-242-6.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Gilbert, Henry (1911). King Arthur's knights: the tales retold for boys and girls. New York Public Library: Stokes.
- ^ Boys' Life, 6, vol. 6, Boy Scouts of America, Inc, October 1916, p. 38, ISSN 0006-8608, retrieved 3 April 2011
- ^ a b Van Loon, Hendrik Willem (1921). The story of mankind. University of Virginia: Boni and Liveright. p. 474.
henry gilbert Conquest of Peru.
External links
- Works by Henry Gilbert at Project Gutenberg
- Works by Henry Gilbert at Faded Page (Canada)
- Works by or about Henry Gilbert at the Internet Archive
- Works by Henry Gilbert at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Full text for The Conquerors of Peru, George G. Harrap & Company, 1913.
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