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Howard Pyle
[1853-1911]
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Howard Pyle (March 5, 1853 – November 9, 1911)
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Primary Works
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 | "The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood" [1883 classic] Written & illustrated by Howard Pyle Young Robin of Locksley is attacked by one of Prince John's men and kills him in self defense, which makes Robin an outlaw. Robin is soon surrounded by other outcasts who make sport of the authorities from their hideout in Sherwood Forest. Book Jungle 9x7½ pb [7/2008] for $16.15 |
Spirit of America Bookstore's Robin Hood Page
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"Within The Capes" [1885]
"Pepper and Salt; or, Seasoning For Young Folk" [stories 1886]
"The Rose of Paradise [1887]
"The Wonder Clock" [1887] by Howard Pyle & Katharine Pyle
A collection of twenty-four tales, one for each hour of the day; each tale was prefaced by a whimsical verse telling of traditional
household events at that hour, written by his sister Katharine; the tales were based on traditional European folktales.
http://www.amazon.com/Wonder-Clock-Twenty-Marvelous-Tales/dp/048621446X/
"Otto of The Silver Hand" [1888]
"Men of Iron" [1891]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_of_Iron
"A Modern Aladdin" [1892]
"In Tenebras: A Parable" [Harper's Magazine 1894]
"Twilight Land" [1895]
"The Story of Jack Ballister's Fortunes" [1895]
"The Garden Behind The Moon" [1895]
"The Ghost of Captain Brand" [1896]
"George Washington: A Life" [1897] Text by history professor Woodrow Wilson
http://www.amazon.com/George-Washington-Life-Woodrow-Wilson/dp/152085370X/
"Story of The Revolution" [1898[ Text by Henry Cabot Lodge
"The Price of Blood" (1899)
"History of The American People" [1902] Text by history professor Woodrow Wilson
"Rejected of Men: A Story of To-day" [1903]
setting the story of Jesus as if it had occurred during early XXth Century America.
"Stolen Treasure" [4 stories; 1907]
"Shapes That Haunt The Dusk" [10 novellas; 1907]
"The Ruby of Kishmoor" [1908]
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Howard Pyle's illustrated "Story of King Arthur"
 | "The Story of King Arthur and His Knights" [1903 YA novel]
Signet Classics mass pb [9/2006] for $5.95 Sterling 8x6 hardcover [10/2005] for $9.95 Aladdin 9½x7 hardcover [3/84] for $24.50 |
 | "The Story of The Champions of The Round Table" [1905 YA novel]
Dover Classics 9¼x6½ pb [6/68] for $10.16 Forgotten Books 9x6 pb [1/2008] for $10.28 BiblioLife 9¼x6½ hardcover [8/2008] for 27.99 |
 | "The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions" [1907 YA novel]
Dover Classics 9¼x6½ pb [4/91] for $11.86 Atheneum 9½x7 hardcover [3/85] out of print/used |
 | "The Story of The Grail and The Passing of Arthur" [1910 YA novel]
Dover Classics 9¼x6½ pb [12/92] for $12.95 Atheneum 9½x7 hardcover [10/85] out of print/used |
 | "The Story of King Arthur & His Knights" [for ages 7-9; 2006] Retold from the Howard Pyle original by Tania Zamorsky, Illustrated by Dan Andreasen, Afterword by Arthur Pober, EdD Sterling Publng Co. 7¾x5½ hardcover [3/2006] for $6.95 |
 | "King Arthur: And The Round Table by Howard Pyle" for Kindle [2014] Adapted by Alice M. Hadfield, Illustrated by Howard Pyle, Introduction by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
Kindle Edition from Core Classics [2/2014] for $4.99 |
Spirit of America Bookstore's King Arthur Page
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 | "The Book of Pirates" [original 1921] Written & illustrated by Howard Pyle Dover 9¼x6½ pb [10/2000] for $10.62 CreateSpace 9x6 pb [7/2014] for $8.99 Pavilion Press pb [6/2004] out of print/SOLD OUT! see also Spirit of America Bookstore's Pirates of The Americas Page |
 | "Pirates, Patriots and Princesses: The Art of Howard Pyle" [2006] Selected & edited by Jeff A. Menges Dover 11x8½ hardcover [6/2006] for $10.37 |
 | "The Complete Works of Howard Pyle" for Kindle [2013]
Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [8/2013] for $1.99 {sic} mis-named 'Complete Works' contains: "The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood" [1883]; "Pepper and Salt; or, Seasoning For Young Folk" [stories 1886]; "The Rose of Paradise" [1887]; "Otto of The Silver Hand" [1888]; "Men of Iron" [1891]; "In Tenebras: A Parable" [Harper's Magazine 1894]; "Twilight Land" [1895]; "The Story of The Champions of The Round Table: Three Books" [1905]; "The Story of Sir Lancelot and His Companions: Seven Books" [1907]; "Stolen Treasure" [4 stories; 1907]; and "Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates" [8 stories; 1921] |
 | "The Complete Works of Howard Pyle (12 Books)" for Kindle [2015]
Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [1/2015] for $2.99 {sic} another mis-named 'Complete Works' that contains: "The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood" [1883]; "Pepper and Salt" [stories 1886]; "The Rose of Paradise" [1887]; "Otto of The Silver Hand" [1888]; "Men of Iron" [1891]; "Twilight Land" [1895]; "The Story of The Champions of The Round Table: Three Books" [1905]; "The Story of Sir Lancelot and His Companions: Seven Books" [1907]; "Stolen Treasure" [4 stories; 1907]; "Shapes That Haunt The Dusk" [10 novellas; 1907]; "The Ruby of Kish-moor" [1908]; and "Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates" [8 stories; 1921] |
Other Works
![Grandmother's Story of [The] Bunker Hill Battle poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.](covers2/OWHgrandmothersBunkrerHill1875.jpg "Grandmother's Story of [The] Bunker Hill Battle poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.")
Movies, Stageplays, Other Media
Howard Pyle credits [1 movie] at Internet Movie Database
"The Black Shield of Falworth" [Universal Pictures Sept 1954]
 | "All the pageantry & excitement of knightood's epic age!" • In the time of King Henry IV, circa 1400 AD; the son & daughter of a falsely-disgraced knight are raised as peasants, unaware of their noble status; they are sent to Lord Mackworth's castle as wards; the boy is assigned to train for knighthood, so that he can claim his birthright and assist in defeating the evil Duke of Alban Filmed in Technicolor™ & CinemaScope™ widescreen (release included standard screen prints); directed by Rudolph Maté; loosely adapted by Oscar Brodney from Howard Pyle's 1891 illustrated novel "Men of Iron"; starring Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, David Farrar, Barbara Rush, Herbert Marshall, Torin Thatcher, Dan O'Herlihy, Patrick O'Neal, Craig Hill, Ian Keith, Doris Lloyd, Rhys Williams, Leonard Mudie, Maurice Marsac, Leo Britt, Charles B. Fitzsimons, Gary Montgomery, Claud Allister A.I.S. Video widescreen color Blu-ray [9/2009] out of prodn/used Universal Vault Series widescreen color DVD-R [11/2009] for $19.98 Universal Studios color VHS [5/2000] for $29.98 full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia watch official trailer [10/2011 upload; 2:12] online at YouTube • two uploads of this movie exist on YouTube, but both are badly framed and unwatchable |
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"Springtime" Broadway stageplay [1909]
79 performances at the Liberty Theatre, Oct-Dec 1909; produced by Frederic Thompson; written by Booth Tarkington & Harry Leon Wilson;
based on a short story by George Bronson-Howard; directed by Frederic Thompson; costumes & accessories designed by Howard Pyle
stageplay credits on the Internet Broadway Database
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Howard Pyle entry at Wikipedia
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Howard Pyle credits [1 movie] at Internet Movie Database
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