Published in 1883, Howard Pyle’s The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood is the definitive retelling of the legendary English outlaw for American readers. Pyle drew on traditional ballads and stories to create a unified narrative following Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men — Little John, Friar Tuck, Maid Marian, and others — as they outwit the Sheriff of Nottingham in Sherwood Forest.
Pyle’s prose, rich with a playful archaic flavor and accompanied by his own striking illustrations, established the Robin Hood most modern readers know. Download this free EPUB from Better Gutenberg and join the Merry Men in the greenwood.