Robin Hood is champion of the poor and oppressed against the cruel power of Prince John and the brutal Sheriff of Nottingham. He takes refuge with his Merry Men in the vast Sherwood Forest, emerging time and again to outwit his enemies with daring and panache. This classic version brings sense and clarity as well as excitement to the varied myths, ballads and legends about Robin's adventures.
Table of Contents:
Prologue: The Birth of Robert Fitzooth
- The Good Spirit of Sherwood
- How Robert of Locksley Became an Outlaw
- The Outlaws of Sherwood Forest
- The Rescue of Will Scarlet
- How Little John Came to the Greenwood
- How Sir Richard of Legh Paid the Abbot
- Maid Marion of Sherwood Forest
- The Coming of Friar Tuck
- How Sir Richard Paid Robin Hood
- The Silver Arrow
- Robin Hood and the Butcher
- The Adventure of the Beggars
- Robin Hood and the Tanner
- The Wedding of Allin-a-Dale
- Robin Hood and the Bishop
- George-a-Greene, the Pinner of Wakefield
- A Night Alarm and a Golden Prize
- The Witch of Paplewick
- The Last of Guy of Gisborne
- The Silver Bugle and the Black Knight
- Robin Hood and the Tall Palmer
- King John's Revenge
- Robin Hood's Last Adventure
- The Last Arrow
Epilogue: King Henry and the Hermits
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