Howard Pyle
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Language
English
Description
Otto of the Silver Hand (1888), Howard Pyle's first novel for children, is a grim yet empowering narrative of medieval Germany, following the adventures of a young hero caught between the power struggles of two families. With its gripping battle scenes, romance, and villainous warlords, this is a reading experience that continues to thrill over one hundred years after its initial publication.
Otto, a gentle boy born to a noble Germanic family in...
Author
Series
King Arthur series (Howard Pyle) volume 1
Publisher
Sterling Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
A retelling of the adventures and exploits of King Arthur and his knights at the court of Camelot and elsewhere in the land of the Britons.
3) Men of Iron
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Language
English
Description
A quest for knighthood motivates Myles Falworth through rigorous training and dangerous jousting tournaments to confront a lifelong enemy and claim his true love.
Myles Falworth determines that the only way he can restore his family's honor, undo the false charge of treason placed against his blind father by the arrogant Earl of Alban, is to become a knight of noble standing and challenge the Earl to single combat. Men of Iron is a historical novel...
Author
Publisher
Duke Classics
Language
English
Description
Howard Pyle's heroic version of Robin Hood begins after a conflict with some foresters leads to Robin of Locksley becoming the outlaw famous for stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. Each chapter tells a different tale of Robin as he recruits Merry Men, resists the authorities, and aids his fellow man. Pyle's version includes the popular stories of Little John and Robin's staff fight, Friar Tuck's besting of Robin, Robin's collusion with...
5) Robin Hood
Author
Publisher
CCS Books
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
The adventures of Robin Hood, the great outlaw, and the Sheriff of Nottingham who hunts him. Based largely on Howard Pyle's "Merry Adventures of Robin Hood". Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colourful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes theme discussions and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom and at home to further engage the reader in the work...
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Language
English
Description
Twilight Land (1894), Howard Pyle's magical collection of original fairy tales is an utterly unique treasury of myths that offer timeless perspectives of loyalty, good-will, and wisdom. The reader will find themselves in the dreamlike world of Twilight Land, where they will meet sixteen of the world's best known raconteurs as they spin the magic of their stories.
Entering The Inn of the Sign of Mother Goose, in the path through Twilight Land, it...
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Language
English
Description
A short verse introduces a fairy tale for each hour of the day and night. Includes such tales as: Bearskin -- The Water of Life -- How one Turned his Trouble to Some Account -- How Three Went out into the Wide World -- The Clever Student and the Master of Black Arts -- The Princess Golden Hair and the Great Black Raven -- Cousin Greylegs, the Great Red Fox, and Grandfather Mole -- One Good Turn Deserves Another -- The White Bird -- How the Good Gifts...
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Language
English
Description
“Pirates, Buccaneers, Marooners, those cruel but picturesque sea wolves who once infested the Spanish Main, all live in present-day conceptions in great degree as drawn by the pen and pencil of Howard Pyle….It is improbable that anyone else will ever bring his combination of interest and talent to the depiction of these old-time Pirates, any more than there could be a second Remington to paint the now extinct Indians and gun-fighters of the Great...
10) Stolen Treasure
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Language
English
Description
Howard Pyle (1853–1911) was an American illustrator and author, primarily of books for older children. Stolen Treasure is a collection of four stories--With the Buccaneers, Tom Chist and the Treasure-Box, The Ghost of Captain Brand, and The Devil at New Hope--all focused on the theme of swashbuckling pirates and their adventures. The stories feature Pyle's own masterful illustrations.
13) Robin Hood
Language
English
Description
King Richard is away, and Prince John has stolen his throne! Prince John has set high taxes on the people of Sherwood Forest and many cannot pay. But they have a hero among them who steals from the rich to help the poor. Will Robin Hood and his merry men save the kingdom for King Richard? Find out in this stunning graphic novel adaptation of Howard Pyle's classic by Joe Dunn Creator biographies and a glossary help reluctant readers take the first...
Author
Publisher
Wildside Press LLC
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
Matters Arthurian have been a theme in literature since the Middle Ages. King Arthur, Excalibur, the Knights of the Round Table, and the Quest for the Holy Grail are now part of popular culture.Here are 19 works that employ the Arthurian legends, ranging from early epic poems to 19th and 20th century novels and stories, showing how these myths and legends continue to enjoy new life:
LE MORTE D'ARTHUR, by Sir Thomas Malory
IDYLLS OF THE KING,
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