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.

About this eBook

Compiler

Ritson, Joseph, 1752-1803

Credits

Produced by MWS, RichardW, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net. Music transcribed by Linda Cantoni. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.)

Language

English

LoC Class

PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

Subject

Outlaws -- Poetry

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 56926

Release Date

April 5, 2018

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.ROBIN HOOD, a Col­lec­tion of all the An­cient Poems, Songs and Bal­lads, now ex­tant, Rel­a­tive to that Cel­e­brat­ed En­glish Out­law; by Jo­seph Rit­son; With eighty Wood En­grav­ings by Thomas Be­wick and nine Etch­ings from orig­i­nal paint­ings by A.H. Tour­rier and E. Buck­man. — PUBLISHER’S NOTICE. — CONTENTS. — LIST OF EMBELLISHMENTS. — PREFACE. — THE LIFE OF ROBIN HOOD. — FOOTNOTES TO “THE LIFE OF ROBIN HOOD”, pp. i–xiii — NOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONS REFERRED TO IN THE FOREGOING LIFE. — FOOTNOTES TO “NOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONS”, pp. xiv–cxviii
2. 2.ROBIN HOOD. Part I. — I. A LYTELL GESTE OF ROBYN HODE. — THE SECONDE FYTTE. — THE THYRDE FYTTE. — THE FOURTH FYTTE. — THE FYFTH FYTTE. — THE SYXTE FYTTE. — THE SEVENTH FYTTE — THE EIGHTH FYTTE.
3. 3.II. ROBYN HODE [AND THE POTTER]. — [THE SECOND FIT.]
4. 4.III. ROBIN HOOD AND THE BEGGAR. — THE SECOND PART.
5. 5.IV. ROBIN HOOD AND GUY OF GISBORNE,
6. 6.V. A TRUE TALE OF ROBIN HOOD: OR, — FOOTNOTES TO “PART THE FIRST”, pp. 1–148
7. 7.ROBIN HOOD. Part II. — I. ROBIN HOOD’S BIRTH, BREEDING, VALOUR, AND MARRIAGE.
8. 8.II. ROBIN HOOD’S PROGRESS TO NOTTINGHAM.
9. 9.III. THE JOLLY PINDER OF WAKEFIELD, WITH ROBIN HOOD, SCARLET, AND JOHN.
10. 10.IV. ROBIN HOOD AND THE BISHOP,
11. 11.V. ROBIN HOOD AND THE BUTCHER.
12. 12.VI. ROBIN HOOD AND THE TANNER; OR, ROBIN HOOD MET WITH HIS MATCH:
13. 13.Untitled
14. 14.VII. ROBIN HOOD AND THE TINKER.
15. 15.VIII. ROBIN HOOD AND ALLIN ‘A’ DALE:
16. 16.IX. ROBIN HOOD AND THE SHEPHERD.
17. 17.X. ROBIN HOOD AND THE CURTALL FRYER.
18. 18.XI. ROBIN HOOD AND THE STRANGER. — [PART THE SECOND. * ]
19. 19.XII. ROBIN HOOD AND QUEEN KATHERINE.
20. 20.XIII. ROBIN HOOD’S CHASE:
21. 21.XIV. ROBIN HOOD’S GOLDEN PRIZE.
22. 22.XV. ROBIN HOOD’S RESCUING WILL STUTLY.
23. 23.XVI. THE NOBLE FISHER-MAN; OR, ROBIN HOOD’S PREFERMENT:
24. 24.XVII. ROBIN HOOD’S DELIGHT:
25. 25.XVIII. ROBIN HOOD AND THE BEGGAR.
26. 26.XIX. LITTLE JOHN AND THE FOUR BEGGARS.
27. 27.XX. ROBIN HOOD AND THE RANGER: OR, TRUE FRIENDSHIP AFTER A FIERCE FIGHT.
28. 28.XXI. ROBIN HOOD AND LITTLE JOHN:
29. 29.XXII. ROBIN HOOD AND THE BISHOP OF HEREFORD.
30. 30.XXIII. ROBIN HOOD RESCUING THE WIDOW’S THREE SONS FROM THE SHERIFF WHEN GOING TO BE EXECUTED.
31. 31.XXIV. ROBIN HOOD AND MAID MARIAN.
32. 32.XXV. THE KING’S DISGUISE, AND FRIENDSHIP WITH ROBIN HOOD,
33. 33.XXVI. ROBIN HOOD AND THE GOLDEN ARROW.
34. 34.XXVII. ROBIN HOOD AND THE VALIANT KNIGHT.
35. 35.XXVIII. ROBIN HOOD’S DEATH AND BURIAL: — FOOTNOTES TO “PART THE SECOND”, pp. 148–339
36. 36.APPENDIX. — I. THE PLAYE OF ROBYN HODE — II. A FREEMAN’S SONG, FOR THREE VOICES. — III. A ROUND — IV. HEY JOLLY ROBIN. — V. A MERRY WEDDING; OR, O BRAVE ARTHUR OF BRADLEY. — VI. ROBIN HOOD RESCUING THE THREE SQUIRES FROM NOTTINGHAM GALLOWS. — VII. ROBIN HOOD’S DELIGHT. — VIII. ROBIN HOOD AND THE MONK. — FOOTNOTES TO “APPENDIX”, pp. 341–385 — GLOSSARY.

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