From the Publisher In this edition of "The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood", Howard Pyle has provided possibly the best and most complete rendering of this classic tale of the famous yeoman-thief of Sherwood Forest. Each chapter offers new and exciting stories, including the famous scenes of Little John and his staff besting Robin on the bridge, Robin winning the golden arrow at the Sheriff of Nottingham's archery contest, his complicity with courageous Will Scarlet and musical Alan-a-Dale, the continual outsmarting of the Sheriff, and many others! This timeless children's classic transforms the sly Robin Hood of medieval ballads into a hero who exemplifies justice, fair play, generosity, and compassion. Beautifully illustrated with Pyle's original artwork, no other version of the Robin Hood legend has received as much veneration and enjoyment from readers of all ages in the past one hundred years as has this 1883 classic. Features - The Merry Adventures Of Robin Hood Table of Contents Table of Contents Preface: From the Author to the Reader3Prologue5Part 151Robin Hood and the Tinker192The Shooting-Match at Nottingham Town313Will Stutely Rescued by His Good Companions42Part 2531Robin Hood Turns Butcher552Little John Goes to the Fair at Nottingham Town673How Little John Lived at the Sheriff's House74Part 3871Little John and the Tanner of Blyth892Robin Hood and Will Scarlet993The Merry Adventure with Midge the Miller109Part 41251Robin Hood and Allan a Dale1272Robin Seeketh the Curtal Friar of the Fountain1423Robin Hood Compasseth the Marriage of Two True Lovers158Part 51711Robin Hood Aideth a Sorrowful Knight1732How Sir Richard of the Lea Paid His Debts to Emmet189Part 62051Little John Turns Barefoot Friar2072Robin Hood Turns Beggar222Part 72411Robin and Three of His Merry Men Shoot Before Queen Eleanor in Finsbury Fields2432The Chase of Robin Hood262Part 82811Robin Hood and Guy of Gisbourne2832King Richard Cometh to Sherwood Forest300Epilogue319Questions, Ques