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'''Joseph Ritson''' (October 2, 1752 - September 23, 1803) was an English author, [[Jacobin]], and an early vegetarian, best known for his collection of works relating to [[Robin Hood]].

'''Joseph Ritson''' (October 2, 1752 - September 23, 1803) was an English author, [[Jacobin]], and an early vegetarian, best known for his collection of works relating to [[Robin Hood]].

Joseph Ritson, more than any other person, is responsible for the transformation of [[Robin Hood]] into a champion of [[Wealth redistribution]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Holt|first1=James Clarke|title=Robin Hood|date=1989|publisher=Thames and Hudson|isbn= 978-0500289358|pages=181-185}}</ref>

Joseph Ritson, more than any other person, is responsible for the transformation of [[Robin Hood]] into a champion of [[Wealth redistribution]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Holt|first1=James Clarke|title=Robin Hood|date=1989|publisher=Thames and Hudson|isbn= 978-0500289358|pages=181–185}}</ref>

==Background==

==Background==

A zealous literary antiquary and critic, was indefatigable in his labours to illustrate English literature, particularly the neglected ballad strains of the nation. He published in 1783 a valuable collection of English songs; in 1790, Ancient Songs, from the Time of Henry III. to the Revolution; in 1792, Pieces of Ancient Popular Poetry; in 1794, A Collection of Scottish Songs, in 1795, A Collection of all the Ancient Poems, etc. Relating to Robin Hood, etc. Ritson was a faithful and acute editor, profoundly versed in literary antiquities, but of a jealous irritable temper, which kept him in a state of constant warfare with his brother collectors. He was in diet a strict Pythagorean, and wrote a treatise against the use of animal food.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=bxVJAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA688 Cyclopædia of English Literature: Consisting of a Series of Specimens of British Writers in Prose and Verse, Connected by a Historical and Critical Narrative, Volume 2]</ref>

A zealous literary antiquary and critic, was indefatigable in his labours to illustrate English literature, particularly the neglected ballad strains of the nation. He published in 1783 a valuable collection of English songs; in 1790, Ancient Songs, from the Time of Henry III. to the Revolution; in 1792, Pieces of Ancient Popular Poetry; in 1794, A Collection of Scottish Songs, in 1795, A Collection of all the Ancient Poems, etc. Relating to Robin Hood, etc. Ritson was a faithful and acute editor, profoundly versed in literary antiquities, but of a jealous irritable temper, which kept him in a state of constant warfare with his brother collectors. He was in diet a strict Pythagorean, and wrote a treatise against the use of animal food.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=bxVJAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA688 Cyclopædia of English Literature: Consisting of a Series of Specimens of British Writers in Prose and Verse, Connected by a Historical and Critical Narrative, Volume 2]</ref>

==Early Life==

==Early life==

Joseph Ritson, son of Joseph Ritson and Jane Gibson, was born October 2, 1752, at Stockton-upon-Tees, Durham.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=UDZxAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA11 Joseph Ritson: A Critical Biography]</ref>

Joseph Ritson, son of Joseph Ritson and Jane Gibson, was born October 2, 1752, at Stockton-upon-Tees, Durham.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=UDZxAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA11 Joseph Ritson: A Critical Biography]</ref>

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