Henry Gilbert (author)

Henry Gilbert (1868–1936) was a popular children's author, and 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

1. Holden, Molly (1986). Selected poems; Poetry Signatures Series. University of Michigan: Carcanet. p. 117. ISBN 0856356964.
2. Gilbert, Henry (2008). Robin Hood. Wildside Press LLC. ISBN 978-1-4344-0551-7.
3. Gilbert, Henry (2008). Pirates: True Tales of Notorious Buccaneers. Dover Publications. ISBN 978-0-486-46148-9.
4. 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.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
5. Gilbert, Henry (1911). King Arthur's knights: the tales retold for boys and girls. New York Public Library: Stokes.
6. Boys' Life, 6, 6, Boy Scouts of America, Inc, October 1916, p. 38, ISSN 0006-8608, retrieved 3 April 2011
7. 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 Internet Archive
• Works by Henry Gilbert at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
• Full text for The Conquerors of Peru, George G. Harrap & Company, 1913.