Horse-shoe Robinson (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: John Pendleton Kennedy
- First Published: 1835
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: 1780
- Setting: The Carolinas
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Prisoners, Love or romance, South or Southerners, Escapes, Mistaken or secret identity, American Revolution, Eighteenth century, Adventure, Patriotism, Espionage or spies
- Locales: South (U.S.), Carolinas
Characters Discussed
Sergeant Galbraith (Horseshoe) Robinson, a shrewd, rustic, good-natured colonial patriot. Tall, broad, brawny, and erect, he is brave, scornful of the British and their Tory supporters, and ingenious in aiding Butler and others among the patriots. A somewhat idealized version of the pioneer, he may be compared with such historical ones as Daniel Boone and David Crockett and with a fictional one like Leather-stocking.
Major Arthur Butler, his handsome, gentlemanly friend, who is captured along with Horseshoe by Tories, escapes with the aid of John...
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