![]() ![]() ![]() Frontispiece illustration by Howard Pyle. In the end, Robin and his men are pardoned by King Richard the Lionheart and his band are incorporated into the king's retinue, much to the dismay of the Sheriff of Nottingham.įriar Tuck carries Robin Hood across a river. The popular stories of Little John defeating Robin in a fight with staffs, of Robin's besting at the hands of Friar Tuck, and of his collusion with Allan a Dale all appear. Each chapter tells a different tale of Robin as he recruits Merry Men, resists the authorities, and aids his fellow man. ![]() The plot follows Robin Hood as he becomes an outlaw after a conflict with foresters and through his many adventures and run-ins with the law. 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. For his characters' dialog, Pyle adapted the late Middle English of the ballads into a dialect suitable for children. Pyle compiled the traditional Robin Hood ballads as a series of episodes of a coherent narrative. The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood of Great Renown in Nottinghamshire is an 1883 novel by the American illustrator and writer Howard Pyle. Children's literature, historical fiction ![]()
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