Howard Pyle

• 1883
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The beloved adventures of Robin Hood come vividly to life in this wonderful illustrated version by Howard Pyle. Deep in Sherwood Forest, the legendary Robin Hood -- the brave, good-humored outlaw the whole world loves -- proves himself the best in En...

• Nov-1903
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Camelot is a mythical, mystical land filled with knights in armor, wily wizards, and beautiful damsels. It's in this magical setting that Arthur, the "once and future king," and his exalted Knights of the Round Table live, love, and battle their way ...

• Jun-1967
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A rich and engrossing thread of Romance runs through this tale of the motherless son of a valiant robber baron of Medieval Germany. Young Otto, born into a warring household in an age when lawless chiefs were constantly fighting each other or despoil...

• Jun-1968
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Kings, queens, and great adventure await in the legendary land of Camelot It all began with a boy and a sword. When young Arthur pulls an enchanted sword from a stone, his destiny is sealed: He is to become the king of England. Full of powerful wizar...

• Oct-1985
• / Romance
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Time honored retelling of the Arthurian legends, including the adventures of Sir Galahad and the pursuit of the Holy Grail, as well as the last days of King Arthur -- his attack on Sir Launcelot, fatal battle with Sir Mordred, and final journey to ...

• Oct-1990
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• Nov-2000
• / Historical
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Howard Pyle's The Book of Pirates is a classic adventure tale first published in 1921. 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 d...

• Sep-2001
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This edition is a narrative of the adventures of a young gentlemen of good family, who was kidnaped in 1719 and carried to the plantations of the continent of Virginia, where he fell in with that famous pirate Captain Edward Teach, or Blackbeard and ...

• Jun-2002
• / Fantasy
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A lot of people wonder what's on the other side of the moon. Young David -- a dreamy young boy -- actually finds out. To get there, he has to walk on a shimmering moon-beam -- a rather daunting experience at first, but made easier with the help...

• Jan-2010
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Who hasn't heard of Robin Hood and his merry band of outlaws in Sherwood Forest? In this book you meet them all - including the powerful Little John, courageous Will Scarlet, musical Allan a Dale, and sly Friar Tuck. Howard Pyle offers what is pr...

• Jan-2010
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"The legend of Arthur, King of England, and his Knights of the Round Table of Camelot, including Sir Lancelot, Sir Galahad, Sir Gawain, Merlin and Guinevere. The legend herein tells of the sword in the stone, the Lady of the Lake, the forming of the ...

• Feb-2010
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It is evening at the Inn of the Sign of Mother Goose. In a dark, smoky room, the world’s most famous storytellers gather to weave tales of mystery and enchantment. In this collection of 16 haunting fairy tales, Howard Pyle intertwines each story wi...

• Dec-2010
• / Historical
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First published in 1907.  37 illustrations.  According to Wikipedia: "Sir Lancelot was one of the Knights of the Round Table in the Arthurian legend. He was the most trusted of King Arthur's knights and played a part in many of Arthur's vic...

• Jun-2013
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Between the far away past history of the world, and that which lies near to us; in the time when the wisdom of the ancient times was dead and had passed away, and our own days of light had not yet come, there lay a great black gulf in human history, ...

• Aug-2013
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Join us for a classic adventure into the depths of Sherwood Forest, with a cast of outlaws who rob from the rich and give to the poor. Come along for an escapade with Robin, Little John, Alan-a-Dale, Friar Tuck, Will Scarlet and the rest of the Merry...

• Feb-2014
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Howard Pyle was an American author best known for his books for young people. Pyle wrote a book that retold the classic King Arthur tales with excellent illustrations. Though the book is meant for children it is considered an excellent read for all a...

• Oct-2014
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In the heart of Sherwood Forest hides Robin Hood and his band of mischievous outlaws. Join their thrilling adventures as they fight for good and confront their arch adversary, the dastardly Sherriff of Nottingham. Full of wit and humor, courage and f...

• Feb-2015
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Cape May and Cape Henlopen form, as it were, the upper and lower jaws of a gigantic mouth, which disgorges from its monstrous gullet the cloudy waters of the Delaware Bay into the heaving, sparkling blue-green of the Atlantic Ocean. From Cape Henlope...

• Feb-2015
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Just above the northwestern shore of the old island of Hispaniola-the Santo Domingo of our day-and separated from it only by a narrow channel of some five or six miles in width, lies a queer little hunch of an island, known, because of a distant rese...

• Feb-2015
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The author of this narrative cannot recall that, in any history of the famous pirates, he has ever read a detailed and sufficient account of the life and death of Capt. John Scarfield. Doubtless some data concerning his death and the destruction of h...

• Feb-2015
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It is not so easy to tell why discredit should be cast upon a man because of something that his grandfather may have done amiss, but the world, which is never overnice in its discrimination as to where to lay the blame, is often pleased to make the i...

• Feb-2015
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We, of these times, protected as we are by the laws and by the number of people about us, can hardly comprehend such a life as that of the American colonies in the early part of the eighteenth century, when it was possible for a pirate like Capt. Tea...

• Feb-2015
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Why is it that a little spice of deviltry lends not an unpleasantly titillating twang to the great mass of respectable flour that goes to make up the pudding of our modern civilization? And pertinent to this question another-Why is it that the pirate...

• Feb-2015
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To tell about Tom Chist, and how he got his name, and how he came to be living at the little settlement of Henlopen, just inside the mouth of the Delaware Bay, the story must begin as far back as 1686, when a great storm swept the Atlantic coast from...

• Feb-2015
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Although this narration has more particularly to do with the taking of the Spanish vice admiral in the harbor of Porto Bello, and of the rescue therefrom of Le Sieur Simon, his wife and daughter (the adventure of which was successfully achieved by Ca...

• Apr-2015
• / Historical
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Men of Iron

King Richard's Councilor

by Howard Pyle

The story begins in 1400, the year after the deposition of Richard II of England by Henry of Bolingbrooke, thereafter Henry IV. Lord Gilbert Reginald Falworth is attainted for being King Ri...

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning...

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Set in 15th-century England, this timeless classic narrates the story of a boy who faces the odds in order to restore his family’s honour. Pyle has beautifully captured the aura of the medieval period with his colourful descriptions. The book, with...

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning...

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Howard Pyle (March 5, 1853 - November 9, 1911) was an American illustrator and author, primarily of books for young people. A native of Wilmington, Delaware, he spent the last year of his life in Florence, Italy. In 1894 he began teaching illustratio...

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A run-in with a mysterious woman sets off a series of events that compel protagonist Jonathan Rugg to undertake a globe-spanning quest for a renowned â€" and quite possibly cursed â€" jewel. Along the way, he encounters all manner of adversity and ne...

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...

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Here Howard Pyle has compiled twenty-four marvelous tales. One for every hour of the day!...

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...