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The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

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The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

By Howard PyleNarrated by Sarah Rife

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

Length10h 13m

About this audiobook

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood of Great Renown in Nottinghamshire is an 1883 novel by the American illustrator and writer Howard Pyle. Consisting of a series of episodes in the story of the English outlaw Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men, the novel compiles traditional material into a coherent narrative in a colorful, invented "old English" idiom that preserves some flavor of the ballads, and adapts it for children. The novel is notable for taking the subject of Robin Hood, which had been increasingly popular through the 19th century, in a new direction that influenced later writers, artists, and filmmakers through the next century. The plot follows Robin Hood as he becomes an outlaw after a conflict with foresters and through his many adventures and runs with the law. Each chapter tells a different tale of Robin as he recruits Merry Men, resists the authorities, and aids his fellow man. The popular stories of Little John defeating Robin in a fight with staffs, of Robin's besting at the hands of Friar Tuck, and of his collusion with Allan a Dale all appear. In the end, Robin and his men are pardoned by King Richard the Lionheart and his band are incorporated into the king's retinue, much to the dismay of the Sheriff of Nottingham.

Audiobook details

GenreChildren's Literature, General Fiction

Length10 hrs 13 mins

Narrated bySarah Rife

FormatAudiobook

Publish dateFeb 5, 2025

LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood - Intro

14Robin Hood Seeks the Curtal Friar

2Preface. From the Author to the Reader

15Robin Hood Compasses a Marriage

3How Robin Hood Came to Be an Outlaw

16Robin Hood Aids a Sorrowful Knight

4Robin Hood and the Tinker

17How Sir Richard of the Lea Paid His Debts

5The Shooting Match at Nottingham Town

18Little John Turns Barefoot Friar

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6Will Stutely Rescued by His Companions

19Robin Hood Turns Beggar

7Robin Hood Turns Butcher

20Robin Hood Shoots Before Queen Eleanor

8Little John Goes to Nottingham Fair

21The Chase of Robin Hood

9How Little John Lived at the Sheriff's

22Robin Hood and Guy of Gisbourne

10Little John and the Tanner of Blyth

23King Richard Comes to Sherwood Forest

11Robin Hood and Will Scarlet

24Epilogue

12The Adventure with Midge the Miller's Son

25The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood - Outro

13Robin Hood and Allan a Dale

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