The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

by Pyle, Howard; McKowen, Scott

• ISBN13: 9781402714566
• ISBN10: 1402714564
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-10-01
• Publisher: Sterling

Summary

The illustrations for this series were created by Scott McKowen, who, with his wife Christina Poddubiuk, operates Punch & Judy Inc., a company specializing in design and illustration for theater and performing arts. Their projects often involve research into the visual aspects of historical settings and characters. Christina is a theater set and costume designer and contributed advice on the period clothing for the illustrations. Scott created these drawings in scratchboard an engraving medium which evokes the look of popular art from the period of these stories. Scratchboard is an illustration board with a specifically prepared surface of hard white chalk. A thin layer of black ink is rolled over the surface, and lines are drawn by hand with a sharp knife by scraping through the ink layer to expose the white surface underneath. The finished drawings are then scanned and the color is added digitally. He stole from the rich and gave to the poor, and in so doing became an undying symbol of virtue. But most important, Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men offer young readers more than enough adventure and thrills to keep them turning the pages. Who could resist the arrows flying, danger lurking, and medieval intrigue?

Author Biography

Howard Pyle published more than fifteen books, including The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, The Wonder Clock, The Garden Behind the Moon, and The Story of King Arthur and His Knights. Pyle was primarily an artist, and his illustrations appeared in several magazines Scott McKowen specializes in design and illustration for theater and the performing arts. He created the drawings for this book in scratchboard, an engraving medium that evokes the look of popular art during the time when these stories were written

Table of Contents

Preface: From the Author to the Reader	3	(2)
Prologue	5	(12)
Part First	17	(36)
Robin Hood and the Tinker	19	(12)
The Shooting-Match at Nottingham Town	31	(11)
Will Stutely Rescued by His Good Companions	42	(11)
Part Second	53	(34)
Robin Hood Turns Butcher	55	(12)
Little John Goes to the Fair at Nottingham Town	67	(7)
How Little John Lived at the Sheriff's House	74	(13)
Part Third	87	(38)
Little John and the Tanner of Blyth	89	(10)
Robin Hood and Will Scarlet	99	(10)
The Merry Adventure with Midge the Miller	109	(16)
Part Fourth	125	(46)
Robin Hood and Allan a Dale	127	(15)
Robin Seeketh the Curtal Friar of the Fountain	142	(16)
Robin Hood Compasseth the Marriage of Two True Lovers	158	(13)
Part Fifth	171	(34)
Robin Hood Aideth a Sorrowful Knight	173	(16)
How Sir Richard of the Lea Paid His Debts to Emmet	189	(16)
Part Sixth	205	(36)
Little John Turns Barefoot Friar	207	(15)
Robin Hood Turns Beggar	222	(19)
Part Seventh	241	(40)
Robin and Three of His Merry Men Shoot Before Queen Eleanor in Finsbury Fields	243	(19)
The Chase of Robin Hood	262	(19)
Part Eighth	281	(38)
Robin Hood and Guy of Gisbourne	283	(17)
King Richard Cometh to Sherwood Forest	300	(19)
Epilogue	319	(10)
Questions, Questions, Questions by Arthur Pober, Ed.D	329	(4)
About the Author	333	(2)
About the Illustrator	335