Books with author J. Walker McSpadden

Excerpt from Stories of Robin Hood: And His Merry OutlawsThe question of Robin Hood's flesh and blood cannot be answered by a brief yes or no, although learned men have pored over ancient records and have written books on the sub J ect some saying that he actually did live in the greenwood and fight with how and staff and sword; others claiming that his deeds were but legendary stories relating to a group of men rather than a single, historical person; and still others saying that he is but the embodiment of May-time revels.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Edition: First Edition; Fine/No Jacket; Decorative Cloth. Illustrated in color, Gilt decorated front board and spine( slightly faded ) Top right corner edge of the pages are water stained( only the surface edg e ) Oliver Twist, Little Dorrit, David Copperfield and many more. Intended as an introduction of Dickens to the young boys and girls. Name and address at the first board, and a prize Pastedown on the front endpaper.

Robin Hood by J. Walker McSpadden is the classic tale of the man who robbed from the rich to give to the poor. Escape to Sherwood Forest and join the Fellowship of the Greenwood with these tales of the celebrated archer and gentleman thief. Lively episodes introduce each of the famous merry men and other colorful characters, including the villainous Sheriff of Nottingham, lovely Maid Marian, and King Richard the Lionhearted. J. Walker McSpadden authored and adapted many children's books including Robin Hood, The book of holidays, Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers, Famous ghost stories, The story of George Washington and many others.

Robin Hood and his merry men have been apart of American culture for generations. Their lives living in Sherwood Forest while fighting the Sheriff have graced books, comics, movies and TV. Robin and his men stole from the rich and gave to the poor. Their adventures are full of sword flights, daring escapes, romance with the beautiful Maid Marion, and the humor of Friar Tuck. After seeing the movies and the TV shows it is a delight to go back and read the original