The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood of Great Renown in Nottinghamshire by the American illustrator and writer Howard Pyle. Consisting of a series of episodes in the story of the English outlaw Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men the novel compiles traditional material into a coherent narrative in a colorful invented ‘old English’ idiom that preserves some flavor of the ballads and adapts it for children. The novel is notable for taking the subject of Robin Hood which had been increasingly popular through the 19th century in a new direction that influenced later writers artists and filmmakers through the next century. The plot follows Robin Hood as he becomes an outlaw after a conflict with foresters and through his many adventures and runs with the law. Each chapter tells a different tale of Robin as he recruits Merry Men resists the authorities and aids his fellow man.