Robin Hood

PUBLISHER’S NOTICE.

Reading edition

THIS edition of ROBIN HOOD is printed from that published in 1832, which was carefully edited and printed from Mr. RITSON’S own annotated edition of 1795.

The original wood engravings, by the celebrated THOMAS BEWICK, have been again used; and from being printed on China paper, will be found superior in clearness and beauty to the first impression.

The nine etchings now given have been newly etched from original pictures painted by A. H. TOURRIER and E. BUCKMAN.

CONTENTS. i THE LIFE OF ROBIN HOOD xiv NOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONS Part the First. 1 I. A LYTELL GESTE OF ROBYN HODE 81 II. ROBIN HOOD [AND THE POTTER] 97 III. ROBIN HOOD AND THE BEGGAR 114 IV. ROBIN HOOD AND GUY OF GISBORNE 126 V. A TRUE TALE OF ROBIN HOOD Part the Second. 149 I. ROBIN HOOD’S BIRTH, BREEDING, VALOUR, AND MARRIAGE 161 II. ROBIN HOOD’S PROGRESS TO NOTTINGHAM 166 III. THE JOLLY PINDER OF WAKEFIELD, WITH ROBIN HOOD, SCARLET, AND JOHN 170 IV. ROBIN HOOD AND THE BISHOP 175 V. ROBIN HOOD AND THE BUTCHER 181 VI. ROBIN HOOD AND THE TANNER 189 VII. ROBIN HOOD AND THE TINKER 197 VIII. ROBIN HOOD AND ALLIN A DALE 203 IX. ROBIN HOOD AND THE SHEPHERD 209 X. ROBIN HOOD AND THE CURTALL FRYER 217 XI. ROBIN HOOD AND THE STRANGER 235 XII. ROBIN HOOD AND QUEEN KATHERINE 244 XIII. ROBIN HOOD’S CHASE 249 XIV. ROBIN HOOD’S GOLDEN PRIZE 254 XV. ROBIN HOOD RESCUING WILL STUTLY 262 XVI. THE NOBLE FISHERMAN; OR, ROBIN HOOD’S PREFERMENT 268 XVII. ROBIN HOOD’S DELIGHT 274 XVIII. ROBIN HOOD AND THE BEGGAR 280 XIX. LITTLE JOHN AND THE FOUR BEGGARS 285 XX. ROBIN HOOD AND THE RANGER 290 XXI. ROBIN HOOD AND LITTLE JOHN 298 XXII. ROBIN HOOD AND THE BISHOP OF HEREFORD 303 XXIII. ROBIN HOOD RESCUING THE WIDOW’S THREE SONS FROM THE SHERIFF WHEN GOING TO BE EXECUTED 309 XXIV. ROBIN HOOD AND MAID MARIAN 314 XXV. THE KING’S DISGUISE, AND FRIENDSHIP WITH ROBIN HOOD 323 XXVI. ROBIN HOOD AND THE GOLDEN ARROW 330 XXVII. ROBIN HOOD AND THE VALIANT KNIGHT 335 XXVIII. ROBIN HOOD’S DEATH AND BURIAL 341 APPENDIX 387 GLOSSARY

Illustration from Robin Hood A collection of all the ancient poems, songs, and ballads, now extant, relative to that celebrated English outlaw. To which are prefixed historical anecdotes of his life.

LIST OF EMBELLISHMENTS. Frontispiece PORTRAIT OF JOSEPH RITSON Page xiv KIRKLEY HALL 6 COURTESY OF LITTLE JOHN 14 LITTLE JOHN AND THE KNIGHT 58 ROBIN HOOD AND THE LADY 89 THE BANQUET 132 ROBIN HOOD AND THE ABBOT 168 ROBIN HOOD AND THE PINDER 252 THE PRAYER OF THE FRIARS 336 ROBIN HOOD AND HIS BETRAYER