The Lost Diary of Robin Hood’s Money Man
The Lost Diary of Robin Hood’s Money Man
Steve Barlow
Steve Skidmore
The tenth Lost Diary – a real milestone! Robin Hood has always been an enormously popular figure, but was he real? The mad middle-ages will feature in this real account of his life.It’s Sherwood Forest and one man is looking after the nation’s money. No, not Robin Hood, but his money man – Leonard du Somoney While Robin robs the rich, someone has to control it before it’s doled out to the poor. Friar Tuck, Maid Marian and that evil Sheriff of Nottingham will naturally make guest appearance as well as Richard the Lionheart and the Crusades, knights, castles, dungeons . Plenty of information about the measly middle ages as well as the odd joke or two about robin’ banks!The Sherwood Forest Visitors’ Centre is the second most visited tourist attraction outside London, after Alton Towers. There is an enormous amount of interest in Robin Hood worldwide, but particularly amongst children in England.
Copyright (#ulink_cc87637b-d89b-5af3-9641-0af60570c927)
First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsChildren's Books in 1999
HarperCollinsChildren's Books An imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd,
77-85 Fulham Palace Road,
Hammersmith, London W6 8JB
www.harpercollins.co.uk (http://www.harpercollins.co.uk)
Text copyright © Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore 1999
Illustrations copyright © George Hollingworth 1999
Cover illustration copyright © Martin Chatterton 1999
Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore and illustrator assert the moral right to be identified as the authors and illustrator of the work.
All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins.
HarperCollinsPublishers has made every reasonable effort to ensure that any picture content and written content in this ebook has been included or removed in accordance with the contractual and technological constraints in operation at the time of publication.
Source ISBN: 9780006945918
Ebook Edition: © MARCH 2014 ISBN: 9780007571567
Version: 2014-11-11
Contents
Cover (#ue73a4804-339f-5898-9386-9c6521286de3)
Title Page (#u2515cc9d-3d28-57f1-b1aa-affb5afba506)
Copyright (#ulink_45fe25d5-f7a5-585e-94ed-d6cb1ccd10af)
Message to Readers (#ulink_883caa63-ba5c-5dd3-83d3-7cffe600b8e4)
10th March 1189 (#ulink_883caa63-ba5c-5dd3-83d3-7cffe600b8e4)
17th March 1189 (#ulink_496b2a88-b76c-57d8-b8f9-01e33f090ab3)
3rd August 1189
10th August 1189
19th August 1189
21st August 1189
4th September 1189
9th October 1189
11th December 1189
14th February 1190
4th July 1190
10th July 1190
29th July 1190
27th September 1190
30th September 1190
17th October 1190
3rd April 1191
11th April 1191
2nd May 1191
6th June 1191
10th June 1191
13th July 1191
11th August 1191
21st August 1191
23rd August 1191
15th December 1191
Boxing Day 1191
Easter Day 1192
11th April 1192
23rd May 1192
2nd July 1192
24th September 1192
30th October 1192
27th November 1192
30th December 1192
10th July 1193
12th August 1193
25th September 1193
27th October 1193
3rd November 1193
20th March 1194
26th March 1194
8th April 1194
17th April 1194
11th May 1194
18th August 1194
Editors’ Note
6th April 1199
7th April 1199
28th June 1199
19th August 1199
26th August 1199
27th August 1199
4th September 1199
Keep Reading (#u28193d60-59a4-5e0e-9373-aeaedba5c7bf)
Historical Note (#ulink_38d4a900-a3e8-53b0-b66c-5662601df8b1)
About the Publisher (#ulink_6ec20f10-69b7-509f-bf85-054239d1f9f9)
MESSAGE TO READERS (#ulink_1612139f-ce60-5d53-8593-50a8a0f004d6)
Many people believe that the famous English outlaw, Robin Hood, is merely a legendary figure. They argue that he only ever existed as a character in stories, plays and songs.
However, this recently discovered Lost Diary proves beyond doubt that Robin Hood did exist.
The diary is written by Leonard du Somoney, Robin Hood’s financial advisor in Sherwood Forest (presumably his branch manager). It details how Robin Hood became an outlaw. It also provides records of the Third Crusade and inside views of Richard the Lionheart and his brother John.
This diary (like so many other Lost Diaries) was found by Barlow and Skidmore. They were truffle
hunting in Sherwood Forest with their pet pig, Percy, when the pig was drawn towards a giant oak tree. Instead of finding truffles, Percy dug up a pink pottery piggy bank. Breaking open the pig (the pottery one), Barlow and Skidmore discovered the following Lost Diary. There were also hundreds of pages of accounts, but the publishers thought these accounts were far too boring to put in this book (although the company accountant thought they were jolly interesting and made a riveting good read).
Instead, the editors chose the most interesting diary entries for publication. For the first time ever, we have a unique day-to-day record of life in Sherwood Forest, where Robin Hood and his band of outlaws robbed from the rich and gave to the poor. At last, we can see the Merry Man behind the legend.
A truffle is an expensive fungus, not to be confused with trifle which is not found in forests except after very messy picnics.
10th March 1189 (#ulink_933ed014-5516-5e5d-8e74-e8db925a0d0e)
I’m starting a new job tomorrow. As a Norman gentleman, and the son of a knight, I shouldn’t have to work at all – but I’m the youngest son, so I don’t get to inherit any money even if there was any, which there isn’t because my dad has spent it all. So when I saw that Earl David of Huntingdon was looking for a Steward, I sent him my reference.
Earl David said he was looking for a crooked, underhand smart-alec to manage the Huntingdon estates. He said I was just the sort of chap he needed (I think he meant that as a compliment). My new boss has got a red face and gout and he does a lot of shouting, but he’s not a bad old buffer.
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Steve Barlow
Steve Skidmore
The tenth Lost Diary – a real milestone! Robin Hood has always been an enormously popular figure, but was he real? The mad middle-ages will feature in this real account of his life.It’s Sherwood Forest and one man is looking after the nation’s money. No, not Robin Hood, but his money man – Leonard du Somoney While Robin robs the rich, someone has to control it before it’s doled out to the poor. Friar Tuck, Maid Marian and that evil Sheriff of Nottingham will naturally make guest appearance as well as Richard the Lionheart and the Crusades, knights, castles, dungeons . Plenty of information about the measly middle ages as well as the odd joke or two about robin’ banks!The Sherwood Forest Visitors’ Centre is the second most visited tourist attraction outside London, after Alton Towers. There is an enormous amount of interest in Robin Hood worldwide, but particularly amongst children in England.
Copyright (#ulink_cc87637b-d89b-5af3-9641-0af60570c927)
First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsChildren's Books in 1999
HarperCollinsChildren's Books An imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd,
77-85 Fulham Palace Road,
Hammersmith, London W6 8JB
www.harpercollins.co.uk (http://www.harpercollins.co.uk)
Text copyright © Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore 1999
Illustrations copyright © George Hollingworth 1999
Cover illustration copyright © Martin Chatterton 1999
Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore and illustrator assert the moral right to be identified as the authors and illustrator of the work.
All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins.
HarperCollinsPublishers has made every reasonable effort to ensure that any picture content and written content in this ebook has been included or removed in accordance with the contractual and technological constraints in operation at the time of publication.
Source ISBN: 9780006945918
Ebook Edition: © MARCH 2014 ISBN: 9780007571567
Version: 2014-11-11
Contents
Cover (#ue73a4804-339f-5898-9386-9c6521286de3)
Title Page (#u2515cc9d-3d28-57f1-b1aa-affb5afba506)
Copyright (#ulink_45fe25d5-f7a5-585e-94ed-d6cb1ccd10af)
Message to Readers (#ulink_883caa63-ba5c-5dd3-83d3-7cffe600b8e4)
10th March 1189 (#ulink_883caa63-ba5c-5dd3-83d3-7cffe600b8e4)
17th March 1189 (#ulink_496b2a88-b76c-57d8-b8f9-01e33f090ab3)
3rd August 1189
10th August 1189
19th August 1189
21st August 1189
4th September 1189
9th October 1189
11th December 1189
14th February 1190
4th July 1190
10th July 1190
29th July 1190
27th September 1190
30th September 1190
17th October 1190
3rd April 1191
11th April 1191
2nd May 1191
6th June 1191
10th June 1191
13th July 1191
11th August 1191
21st August 1191
23rd August 1191
15th December 1191
Boxing Day 1191
Easter Day 1192
11th April 1192
23rd May 1192
2nd July 1192
24th September 1192
30th October 1192
27th November 1192
30th December 1192
10th July 1193
12th August 1193
25th September 1193
27th October 1193
3rd November 1193
20th March 1194
26th March 1194
8th April 1194
17th April 1194
11th May 1194
18th August 1194
Editors’ Note
6th April 1199
7th April 1199
28th June 1199
19th August 1199
26th August 1199
27th August 1199
4th September 1199
Keep Reading (#u28193d60-59a4-5e0e-9373-aeaedba5c7bf)
Historical Note (#ulink_38d4a900-a3e8-53b0-b66c-5662601df8b1)
About the Publisher (#ulink_6ec20f10-69b7-509f-bf85-054239d1f9f9)
MESSAGE TO READERS (#ulink_1612139f-ce60-5d53-8593-50a8a0f004d6)
Many people believe that the famous English outlaw, Robin Hood, is merely a legendary figure. They argue that he only ever existed as a character in stories, plays and songs.
However, this recently discovered Lost Diary proves beyond doubt that Robin Hood did exist.
The diary is written by Leonard du Somoney, Robin Hood’s financial advisor in Sherwood Forest (presumably his branch manager). It details how Robin Hood became an outlaw. It also provides records of the Third Crusade and inside views of Richard the Lionheart and his brother John.
This diary (like so many other Lost Diaries) was found by Barlow and Skidmore. They were truffle
hunting in Sherwood Forest with their pet pig, Percy, when the pig was drawn towards a giant oak tree. Instead of finding truffles, Percy dug up a pink pottery piggy bank. Breaking open the pig (the pottery one), Barlow and Skidmore discovered the following Lost Diary. There were also hundreds of pages of accounts, but the publishers thought these accounts were far too boring to put in this book (although the company accountant thought they were jolly interesting and made a riveting good read).
Instead, the editors chose the most interesting diary entries for publication. For the first time ever, we have a unique day-to-day record of life in Sherwood Forest, where Robin Hood and his band of outlaws robbed from the rich and gave to the poor. At last, we can see the Merry Man behind the legend.
A truffle is an expensive fungus, not to be confused with trifle which is not found in forests except after very messy picnics.
10th March 1189 (#ulink_933ed014-5516-5e5d-8e74-e8db925a0d0e)
I’m starting a new job tomorrow. As a Norman gentleman, and the son of a knight, I shouldn’t have to work at all – but I’m the youngest son, so I don’t get to inherit any money even if there was any, which there isn’t because my dad has spent it all. So when I saw that Earl David of Huntingdon was looking for a Steward, I sent him my reference.
Earl David said he was looking for a crooked, underhand smart-alec to manage the Huntingdon estates. He said I was just the sort of chap he needed (I think he meant that as a compliment). My new boss has got a red face and gout and he does a lot of shouting, but he’s not a bad old buffer.
Конец ознакомительного фрагмента.
Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес».
Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию (https://www.litres.ru/steve-barlow/the-lost-diary-of-robin-hood-s-money-man/) на ЛитРес.
Безопасно оплатить книгу можно банковской картой Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, со счета мобильного телефона, с платежного терминала, в салоне МТС или Связной, через PayPal, WebMoney, Яндекс.Деньги, QIWI Кошелек, бонусными картами или другим удобным Вам способом.
Steve Barlow и Steve Skidmore
Тип: электронная книга
Жанр: Книги для детей
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Издательство: HarperCollins
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О книге: The tenth Lost Diary – a real milestone! Robin Hood has always been an enormously popular figure, but was he real? The mad middle-ages will feature in this real account of his life.It’s Sherwood Forest and one man is looking after the nation’s money. No, not Robin Hood, but his money man – Leonard du Somoney [Len d for short] While Robin robs the rich, someone has to control it before it’s doled out to the poor. Friar Tuck, Maid Marian and that evil Sheriff of Nottingham will naturally make guest appearance as well as Richard the Lionheart and the Crusades, knights, castles, dungeons . Plenty of information about the measly middle ages as well as the odd joke or two about robin’ banks!The Sherwood Forest Visitors’ Centre is the second most visited tourist attraction outside London, after Alton Towers. There is an enormous amount of interest in Robin Hood worldwide, but particularly amongst children in England.