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Books in the Robin Hood genre:

Robin Hood (1820)

A collection of historical material related to Robin Hood, first published in 1795. Read for free online at HathiTrust.... View More

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Anonymous

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood of Great Renown in Nottinghamshire (1883)

Howard Pyle’s retelling of the Robin Hood legends has set the standard since its first publication in 1883. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Howard Pyle
Illustrator(s): Howard Pyle

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood of Great Renown in Nottinghamshire (1884)

Howard Pyle wrote the definitive story of Robin Hood. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Howard Pyle
Illustrator(s): Howard Pyle

The Book of Romance (1902)

A collection of romances, chiefly from the Arthurian cycle. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
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Illustrator(s): H. J. Ford

The Children’s Book: A Collection of the Best and Most Famous Stories and Poems in the English Language (1910)

Ranging from fables to fairy tales to ballads to myth, this anthology has stood the test of time. Read online at archive.org.

Some Merry Adventures of Robin Hood of Great Renown in Nottinghamshire (1911)

This is a shorter version of the adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle. It may have been intended for use in schools. Read online at Hathitrust.... View More

Author(s): Howard Pyle
Illustrator(s): Howard Pyle

Robin Hood and the Men of the Greenwood (1912)

Legends of Robin Hood retold by Henry Gilbert with sixteen color plates.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Henry Gilbert
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

Robin Hood (1917)

The legends of Robin Hood are recounted by Paul Creswick. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Paul Creswick
Illustrator(s): N. C. Wyeth

Stories of Robin Hood and His Merry Men (1920)

The legends of Robin Hood told by Henry Gilbert. This is an abridged edition of the 1912 publication with only eight color plates.

Author(s): Henry Gilbert
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

Bold Robin Hood and His Outlaw Band (1921)

The Robin Hood legend as interpreted by Louis Rhead in words and pictures, with colored illustrations by Frank Schoonover. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Louis Rhead
Illustrator(s): Louis Rhead
Frank Schoonover

Maid Marian and Other Stories Selected from Robin Hood (1923)

Stories from the Robin Hood legends.

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Edward Shenton
Rowland Wheelwright

Robin Hood (1928)

A retelling of the adventures of Robin Hood based on the history and real life of the people of his time, including their Catholic faith.

Author(s): Edith Heal
Illustrator(s): Dan Content

Robin Hood and His Merry Outlaws (1946)

Robin Hood and his merry men make life difficult for the Sheriff of Nottingham.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): J. Walker McSpadden
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

Song of Robin Hood (1947)

Eighteen of the original ballads of Robin Hood are illustrated here. Most of them also have accompanying music. Read online at archive.org. ... View More
Caldecott Honor Book
Caldecott Honor Book - 1948

Robin Hood (1948)

This version of the Robin Hood legends was first published in 1912.

Author(s): Henry Gilbert
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

The Chronicles of Robin Hood (1950)

The Robin Hood legends as interpreted by a young Rosemary Sutcliff.

Author(s): Rosemary Sutcliff
Illustrator(s): C. Walter Hodges

Knight’s Castle (1956)

Four cousins, Roger, Ann, Eliza, and Jack, have an extraordinary summer when, after an old toy soldier comes to life, they find themselves transported back to the days of Robin Hood and Ivanhoe. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Edward Eager
Illustrator(s): N. M. Bodecker

Robin Hood (1957)

The legends of Robin Hood are recounted by Paul Creswick.

Author(s): Paul Creswick
Illustrator(s): N. C. Wyeth

Bows Against the Barons (1966)

When he unthinkingly kills one of the King's deer, a peasant boy flees home and goes into Sherwood Forest where he joins Robin Hood and his band.

Author(s): Geoffrey Trease
Illustrator(s): C. Walter Hodges

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