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Title: Robin Hood

Author: Paul Creswick

Illustrator: N.C. Wyeth

Release Date: May 6, 2009 [EBook #28700]

Language: English

Character set encoding: ASCII

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ROBIN HOOD

ILLUSTRATED BY N. C. WYETH

[Illustration]

DAVID MCKAY, PUBLISHER

PHILADELPHIA MCMXVII

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ROBIN AND HIS MOTHER GO TO NOTTINGHAM FAIR 18
The road wound in and about the forest, and at noon they
came to a part where the trees nigh shut out the sky

ROBIN WRESTLES WILL STUTELEY AT GAMEWELL 53
"Catch him by the middle," he shouted. "Now you have
him, lording, fairly. Throw him prettily!" And sure enough
Stuteley came down

ROBIN MEETS MAID MARIAN 116
But Robin, venturing all, drew nigh. He came to the edge of
her box, and began to speak

ROBIN HOOD AND HIS COMPANIONS LEND AID TO WILL O' TH' GREEN
FROM AMBUSH 156
Their arrows flew together, marvellous shots, each finding
its prey

LITTLE JOHN FIGHTS WITH THE COOK IN THE SHERIFF'S HOUSE 197
At last he made a dart upon Roger and the chase grew furious.
Dishes, plates, covers, pots and pans--all that came in
the way of them went flying

ROBIN HOOD DEFEATS NAT OF NOTTINGHAM AT QUARTER-STAFF 257
The beggar dealt his foe a back-thrust so neatly, so heartily,
and so swiftly that Nat was swept off the stage into the crowd
as a fly off a table

LITTLE JOHN SINGS A SONG AT THE BANQUET 327
That evening, whilst Monceux raged and stormed without,
they all sat to a great feast

THE PASSING OF ROBIN HOOD 361
Leaning heavily against Little John's sobbing breast, Robin
Hood flew his