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Robin Hood, Chartism, and Magna Carta in Thomas Miller’s “Royston Gower; or, the Days of King John” (1838) | Stephen Basdeo

By Dr Stephen Basdeo on 22 Aug 2026

Thomas Miller’s Royston Gower; or, The Days of King John (1838) is one of the more obscure nineteenth-century retellings of the Robin Hood legend. Miller himself is hardly a household name today, […]

E. L. Blanchard’s “The Mysteries of London” (1849-50)

By Dr Stephen Basdeo on 16 Dec 2016 • ( 2 Comments )

After G W M Reynolds and Thomas Miller decided to stop writing Victorian crime novel “The Mysteries of London”, E. L. Blanchard took up the narrative with a brand new story with original characters.

Thomas Miller’s “The Mysteries of London; or, Lights and Shadows of London Life” (1849)

By Dr Stephen Basdeo on 14 Dec 2016 • ( 5 Comments )

The Robin Hood novelist Thomas Miller was chosen by George Vickers to continue writing “The Mysteries of London” in 1849.

The Chartist Robin Hood: Thomas Miller’s “Royston Gower, or, The Days of King John” (1838)

By Dr Stephen Basdeo on 4 Aug 2016 • ( 14 Comments )

In Thomas Miller’s novel ‘Royston Gower’ (1838), Robin Hood is portrayed as a medieval Chartist activist.

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Robin Hood, Chartism, and Magna Carta in Thomas Miller’s “Royston Gower; or, the Days of King John” (1838) | Stephen Basdeo

E. L. Blanchard’s “The Mysteries of London” (1849-50)

Thomas Miller’s “The Mysteries of London; or, Lights and Shadows of London Life” (1849)

The Chartist Robin Hood: Thomas Miller’s “Royston Gower, or, The Days of King John” (1838)

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