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Generation after generation. has fallen under the spell of Robin Hood's adventures under the greenwood tree. This is one of the oldest ballad-epics of the heroic outlaw and his band of faithful followers. Here you can read how Robin helped the gentle Knight, Sir Richard of Lee, to repay his debt to the grasping Abbot of St. Mary's, York; how Little John became the Sheriff of Nottingham's servant and the manner in which he returned to the greenwood; how King Edward disguised himself as a monk and found himself face to face with Robin Hood—the outlaw he had sworn to hang...
The hardship, rough justice, freedom and romance of an outlaw's life come over in these ballads, retold in vigorous modern verse by Ian Serraillier.
Contents:
Guest of Honor
- The Sorrowful Stranger
- The Banquet
- The Knight's Story
- The Loan
- At St. Mary's Abbey
- No Mercy
- The Clock Strikes Twelve
- The Wrestling Match
- The Newcomers
- Sour as Vinegar
- The Reckoning
A Sackful of Silver
- At the Shooting Butts
- The Kitchen Brawl
- The Master Hart
- 'Will You Join Our Greenwood Order?'
The Sheriff's Revenge
- The Silver Arrow
- Refuge
- 'I'll Go to the King'
- Robin to the Rescue
The King's Pardon
- 'I'll Hang That Traitor'
- In Disguise
- A Game of Pluck-Buffet
- On the March
- The Palace of Westminster
- Under the Greenwood Tree
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