The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle

"The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood" by Howard Pyle is a novel published in 1883. This retelling transforms traditional Robin Hood ballads into a unified adventure story for young readers. Follow Robin Hood as he becomes an outlaw, recruits his Merry Men through legendary encounters, and battles corrupt authorities in Sherwood Forest. Pyle reimagined Robin as a noble hero who robs the rich to help the poor, creating an enduring version of the legend that influenced countless adaptations and established the Robin Hood story as beloved children's literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Pyle, Howard, 1853-1911
Title The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merry_Adventures_of_Robin_Hood
Credits Produced by David Widger, Ted Garvin and PG Distributed Proofreaders
Reading Level Reading ease score: 81.9 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
LoC Class PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Subject Folklore -- England
Subject Robin Hood (Legendary character) -- Legends
Category Text
eBook-No. 10148
Release Date
Last Update May 4, 2026
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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