Robin and Jean Travel: vol. 1

Robin and Jean in England

Plot

The chief aim in writing this book is to give American children a love for and a knowledge of England, beyond what they can acquire through the ordinary geographical or historical reader. With the idea that our common language, customs, and traditions are a great heritable that can be realized best only by knowing the old country and comparing it with the new, the travels of two lively American children are related in story form and from the child's point of view. Robin and Jean are reintroduced to King Arthur in his castle at Tintagel, to King Alfred in his capital city of Winchester, and to Robin Hood in his own Sherwood Forest. They explore towns and castles that were familiar to Drake, Shakespeare, or Queen Elizabeth. At the same time that they learn about former great days of Plymouth, Oxford, London, and the cathedral towns which they visit, they are attracted by the people whom they meet. In this way the human side of travel is emphasized, and literature, geography, and history are imbued with life.