Robin Hood

by Paul Creswick, N C (Newell Convers) 1882-1 Wyeth (Creator)

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398 pages, Hardcover

Published May 22, 2025

About the author

James Paul Creswick (b. 1866) published his first story, "The Only Prince" in The Quarto in 1897. He is also known for his ghost story The Beaten Path: A Fantasy (1924) and sci-fi novel The Turning Wheel (1928), which combined mystical themes with contemporary disaster motifs. His Robin Hood and his Adventures (1902) is one of the tale's most famous adaptations.

Reviews

[Dwayne Coleman · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorite books growing up. It still is now. Creswick has an excellent ear for making his prose sound right for an English heroic folk take, and the illustrations by N. C. Wyeth are not to be missed.