The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (Troll Illustrated Classics)

Pyle, Howard; Mattern, Joanne

ISBN 10: 0816728585 ISBN 13: 9780816728589

Publisher: Troll Communications Llc, 1992

Synopsis

The time-honored story of the man who abandoned his high position in a corrupt court to steal from the rich and give to the poor is retold and fully illustrated in color.

About this title

From the Publisher:

8 1.5-hour cassettes

About the Author:

Howard Pyle was born on March 5, 1853 in Wilmington, Delaware. From the time he was a very small boy he loved pictures, especially the pictures in storybooks. Among his favorites were Grimm’s German Fairy Tales and Arabian Nights. At the age of twenty-one, Pyle began to contribute illustrations and fables to St. Nicholas magazine and later went on to write and illustrate books for children. His first was The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood in 1883. Many more books followed, including Pepper and Salt; or, Seasoning for Young Folk, Otto of the Silver Hand, Howard Pyle’s Book of Pirates, and The Story of King Arthur and His Knights. He also taught illustration at the Drexel Institute in Philadelphia and later set up his own art school in Wilmington. He died on November 9, 1911, in Florence, Italy.

About this edition

• Publisher: Troll Communications Llc
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0816728585
• ISBN 13: 9780816728589
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 46
• Illustrator: Kilgore Susi