the merry adventures of robin hood by howard pyle

As a result, Robin Hood becomes very popular among the ordinary people of Nottinghamshire. Robin gives some of what he takes to the poor and he and his Merry Men try to help anyone in need in any way that they can. He insists on valuables being returned to people who have done nothing to deserve having them stolen. He targets people whose wealth comes from exploiting the masses, such as nobles and high ranking churchmen. Although he makes a living from stealing, Robin never robs from ordinary, hard working people or anyone who cannot afford the loss. Robin, however, continues to face other challenges. Eventually, the humiliated Sheriff stops trying to capture Ronin Hood and actively avoids trying to come into contact with him. Robin evades capture by the Sheriff of Nottingham numerous times. He also has a personal reason for wanting to capture Robin Hood because Robin became an outlaw as a result of killing a man who was one of the Sheriff's relatives. A large reward is offered for the capture of Robin Hood, the Sheriff of Nottingham is keen to claim that reward.

Robin soon becomes the leader of a band of outlaws known as the Merry Men. It follows the life story of Robin Hood from the time he becomes an outlaw, as a young man during the reign of King Henry II, through to his death in the year 1247. The novel takes place in England in the late 12th and early 13th centuries, mostly in and around Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire and in neighboring counties. Pyle weaves material from those various sources together to form a coherent narrative, albeit a highly episodic one. It is based on earlier English folktales about the legendary outlaw Ronin Hood and on the ballads 'A Gest of Robyn Hode', 'Robin Hood and the Curtal Friar', 'Robin Hood and Guy of Gisbourne', 'Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow', 'Robin Hood's Progress to Nottingham', 'Robin Hood and the Bishop of Hereford' and 'Robin Hood and Queen Katharine' that date from between the 15th and 18th centuries.

It was written and illustrated by the American artist and author Howard Pyle and first published in 1883. The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood is a children's historical adventure novel of twenty-two chapters. Front cover of a 1946 edition of The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood.

The merry adventures of robin hood by howard pyle