Merry Adventures of Robin Hood eBook

by Howard Pyle

Overview

After winning a wager and shooting one of the king's deer, Robin becomes an outlaw for killing one of the sheriff's archers, and the evil Sheriff of Nottingham will stop at nothing to capture him.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781616415068
Publisher:	ABDO Publishing
Publication date:	01/01/2011
Series:	Calico Illustrated Classics Set 3 eBook
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Howard Pyle (1853-1911) was a celebrated artist, author, and teacher -- and a primary figure in the history of children's literature. Not only did he guide and inspire such artistic talents as N. C. Wyeth, Maxfield Parrish, and Jessie Willcox Smith, but he was also a master storyteller in his own right. "The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, Pepper & Salt, " and "The Wonder Clock" are among the many stories and folktales that he wrote and illustrated.

Table of Contents

	Preface: From the Author to the Reader	3
	Prologue	5
Part 15
1	Robin Hood and the Tinker	19
2	The Shooting-Match at Nottingham Town	31
3	Will Stutely Rescued by His Good Companions	42
Part 253
1	Robin Hood Turns Butcher	55
2	Little John Goes to the Fair at Nottingham Town	67
3	How Little John Lived at the Sheriff's House	74
Part 387
1	Little John and the Tanner of Blyth	89
2	Robin Hood and Will Scarlet	99
3	The Merry Adventure with Midge the Miller	109
Part 4125
1	Robin Hood and Allan a Dale	127
2	Robin Seeketh the Curtal Friar of the Fountain	142
3	Robin Hood Compasseth the Marriage of Two True Lovers	158
Part 5171
1	Robin Hood Aideth a Sorrowful Knight	173
2	How Sir Richard of the Lea Paid His Debts to Emmet	189
Part 6205
1	Little John Turns Barefoot Friar	207
2	Robin Hood Turns Beggar	222
Part 7241
1	Robin and Three of His Merry Men Shoot Before Queen Eleanor in Finsbury Fields	243
2	The Chase of Robin Hood	262
Part 8281
1	Robin Hood and Guy of Gisbourne	283
2	King Richard Cometh to Sherwood Forest	300
	Epilogue	319
	Questions, Questions, Questions	329
	About the Author	333
	About the Illustrator	335