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 | Robin Hood Tales for Kindle [2014-2015] by G.K. Werner
The gimmick here is that these three novels are credited to the contemporary Clerk of Copmanhurst and translated from Middle English by G.K. Werner. "Robert of Wakefield: Robin Hood's Father" [#1 = 8/2014] Kindle Edition from Narrow Way Storytellers [8/2014] for $3.99 Robert of Wakefield's defiance of the Normans gets him killed; son Robin struggles to survive in an age of anarchy and corruption. "Robin of Locksley: Tales of Robin and Marian" [#2 = 8/2014] Kindle Edition from Narrow Way Storytellers [8/2014] for $3.99 "Robin of Barnsdale: Tales of Maidens and Outlaws" [#3 = 4/2015] Kindle Edition from Narrow Way Storytellers [4/2015] for $3.99 |
 | "Robin Hood: 5 Classic Novels" for Kindle [2015]
Kindle Edition from Titan Read, Denmark [7/2015] for 99ข four complete novels and a book of Medieval ballads in Kindle format: "Ivanhoe" [1820] by Sir Walter Scott [1771-1832]; "Maid Marian" [1822] by Thomas Love Peacock [1785-1866]; "The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood" [1883] by Howard Pyle [1853-1911]; "Young Robin Hood" [1899] by George Manville Fenn [1839-1909]; and "Ballads of Robin Hood and Other Outlaws" [1912] by Frank Sidgwick [1879-1939] |
Robin Hood Tales #1
http://www.amazon.com/Robin-Hood-Tales-1-Quality-ebook/dp/B018N8CEPE/
Movies & Television
Robin Hood character credits at Internet Movie Database
'list of films & TV series featuring Robin Hood' at Wikipedia
search DVDs on keywords 'Robin Hood' {returns almost 700 items} at Amazon
Starting this Robin Hood page in December 2015 opened up a real can of worms; by the end of the first week, this page contained code for 43 books,
90+ movies & TV shows, and 26 operas & stageplays (and still more to add); first, the "Ivanhoe" Page was split off, then
the very large Robin Hood movies & TV section here was split off to become the Robin Hood Film Festival.
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"Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood"
[United Artists Oct 1922 silent feature]
  | The first movie to have a gala premiere, conceived by Sid Grauman for the opening of his new Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. When England's King Richard leaves for a Crusade to the Holy Land, he appoints his brother Prince John as regent. But John is a tyrant, and when the Earl of Huntingdon learns from Maid Marian of England's peril, he returns to oppose John's schemes. Prince John outlaws Huntingdon and his followers, so they hide out in Sherwood Forest ...
Produced & written by & starring Douglas Fairbanks; directed by Allan Dwan; also starring Wallace Beery, Sam De Grasse, Enid Bennett, Paul Dickey, William Lowery, Willard Louis, Alan Hale, Bud Geary & Lloyd Talman
Kino Video b&w DVD [2/2004] for $26.99 Kino Video b&w VHS [6/2000] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb movie entry at Wikipedia |
"The Adventures of Robin Hood" [Warner Bros. May 1938]
 | Filmed in Technicolor; England's King Richard is away on a Crusade to the Holy Land, and when Richard is captured for ransom by Duke Leopold of Austria, Prince John seizes power, aided by Sir Guy and the High Sheriff. But loyal Saxon Robin Locksley gathers a band of resistance fighters, woos Lady Marian, and thwarts the bad guys by robbing from the rich to aid the overtaxed peasants. Co-produced by Hal B. Wallis & Jack L. Warner; directed by Michael Curtiz & William Keighley; starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains, Patric Knowles, Eugene Pallette, Alan Hale, Melville Cooper, Ian Hunter & Howard Hill; nominated for Best Picture Oscar, won Oscars for Best Art Direction, Best Editing & Best Original Score (Erich Wolfgang Korngold); listed on the National Film Registry (1995)
Warner Home Video color Blu-ray [8/2008] for $19.49 Warner Home Video Special Edition color DVD [9/2003] 2 disks for $21.99 M.G.M. color VHS [12/93] out of prodn/many, many used Oscar-winning soundtrack by Erich Korngold: Soundtrack Factory audio CD [5/2000] for $16.99 27"x40" poster from Amazon for $19.99 full credits at IMDb movie entry at Wikipedia |
"The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men"
live action feature film [Disney/R.K.O. June 1952]
 | Filmed in Technicolor; after an archery contest at the king's palace, young Robin's father is attacked and killed by henchmen of Prince John. Robin turns outlaw to avenge his father and to redress John's oppression of the people of England Directed by Ken Annakin; script by Lawrence Edward Watkin; starring Richard Todd, Joan Rice, Peter Finch, James Hayter, James Robertson Justice, Martita Hunt, Hubert Gregg, Elton Hayes, Anthony Eustrel, Patrick Barr, Anthony Forwood, Michael Hordern & Hal Osmond
Walt Disney Video color DVD [4/2009] for $9.99 Walt Disney Video color VHS [4/94] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb |
"The Adventures of Robin Hood"
TV series [I.T.C./I.T.V. Sept 1955-Nov 1960]
 | 143 half-hour episodes in black & white; filmed in U.K. using several blacklisted writers, including Ring Lardner, Jr. & Ian McLellan Hunter starring Richard Greene {as Robin}, Victor Woolf, Archie Duncan, Alexander Gauge, Alan Wheatley, Paul Eddington, Bernadette O'Farrell & Patricia Driscoll {as Maid Marian}, Rufus Cruikshank, Nigel Davenport, and Donald Pleasence {as Prince John}
series credits at IMDb series entry at Wikipedia First Season: Mill Creek Ent. b&w DVD set [3/2008] 39 episodes on 3 disks for $7.49 Second Season: Mill Creek Ent. b&w DVD set [10/2008] 39 episodes on 3 disks for $3.99 {sic} Third Season: Mill Creek Ent. b&w DVD set [3/2009] 39 episodes on 3 disks for $35.99 ? Fourth Season: Mill Creek Ent. b&w DVD set [8/2009] 26 episodes on 2 disks for $8.96 The Complete Series: Mill Creek Ent. b&w DVD set [8/2009] 143 episodes on 11 disks for $18.99 |
"Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" [1991] starring Kevin Costner /tt0102798/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood:_Prince_of_Thieves
Warner Home Video Extended Version widescreen color Blu-ray [5/2009] for $10.49
"Robin Hood" feature film
[Imagine / Universal May 2010]
 | "The untold story behind the legend"; working title was "Nottingham". After fighting for King Richard in France, an expert archer keeps a promise to a dying knight and returns the man's sword to his father in Nottingham; he is asked to play the man's son in order to protect the widow, and gets caught up in royal intrigue against the usurper Godfrey who is helping King Philip of France invade England. Co-produced & directed by Ridley Scott; written by Brian Helgeland, Ethan Reiff & Cyrus Voris; starring Russell Crowe {as Robin}, Oscar Isaac {as King John}, Cate Blanchett {as Marian}, Danny Huston, William Hurt, Kevin Durand, Mark Strong, Eileen Atkins, Max von Sydow, Mark Addy, Alan Doyle, Matthew Macfadyen & Scott Grimes
Universal Studios widescreen color Blu-ray+DVD+digital combo [9/2010] 3 disks for $15.99 Universal Studios Director's Cut widescreen color DVD [3/2011] 2 disks for $16.99 Universal Studios Director's Cut widescreen color DVD [3/2011] for $9.99 full credits at IMDb official movie site watch official trailer [3:11] online at YouTube |
more details (drama & animated & documentary films, books & ebooks, links) on
Spirit of America Bookstore's Robin Hood Film Festival Page
Stageplays, Other Media
'Robin Hood in popular culture' entry at Wikipedia
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 | "Robin Hood; or, Sherwood Forest: A Comic Opera in 3 Acts" [1784] performed in 1784 at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden, London; written by William Shield [1748‑1829] and Leonard McNally, Esq. [1752-1820]; printed by J. Almon, London in 1784 Kindle Edition from Eternity Ebooks [12/2014] for 99ข 78-page Gale ECCO Editions 9¾x7½ pb [5/2010] for $17.75 Univ California Libraries Blue Cover 8x5 pb [1787 facsimile] for $9.99 available as free online etext at University of Michigan Library ECCO Project |
"Sherwood Forest: Stageplay in Three Acts" [London, U.K. March 1821]
by James Planch้ [1796-1880]
"Maid Marian: or, The Huntress of Arlingford - Opera in Three Acts" [Covent Garden Dec 1822]
by James Planch้ [1796-1880], with 18 numbers by Henry Rowley Bishop [1786-1855]
very successful production; based on the 1822 novella by Thomas Love Peacock
"Songs, Duets, Glees, Chorusses, Etc. In The Historical Opera of Maid Marian: or, The Huntress of Arlingford (1822)"
[undated] by Henry Rowley Bishop [1786-1855]
Kessinger Publng 11x8½ pb [9/2010] for $12.76
Kessinger Publng 11x8½ hardcover [5/2010] for $30.95
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Macfarren's "Robin Hood: Opera in 3 Acts" [1860] First performed in October 1860 at Her Majestys Theatre, London; produced by George A. Macfarren [1813-87]; written by John Oxenford [1812-77]; revived a year later and then sent on tour. Naxos Opera music CD [10/2011] 2 disks for $20.84 'Robin Hood' opera page at Victorian Opera Northwest website |
"Robin Hood: or, The Maid That Was Arch, and The Youth That Was Archer"
'musical burlesque' performed on Broadway in 1872 & 1873 (22 performances)
Broadway credits
"Robin Hood: A Comic Opera in Three Acts" [1890]
 | written by Reginald De Koven & Harry B. Smith; Clement Scott wrote lyrics of "Oh Promise Me" performed on Broadway in 1891, 1900, 1902, 1912, 1918, 1929, 1932 & 1944 Broadway credits opera entry at Wikipedia Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [3/2015] for $2.99 Leopold Classic Library 11x8½ pb [9/2015] for $16.95 Andesite Press Scholar Select 9¼x6 hardcover [8/00] for $24.95 |
"Robin Hood" London stageplay [1906]
Written by Henry Hamilton & William Devereux; staged at the Lyric Theatre, London; ran 163 performances, plus matinees; starring Lewis Waller
{as Robin Hood / Earl of Huntingdon}, Evelyn Millard {as Marian}, Ethelbert Edwards {as Little John}, and playwright Devereux {as King John}
"A Song of Sherwood" very popular poem [1911] by Alfred Noyes, CBE [1880-1958]
included in "Collected Poems by Alfred Noyes, Volume One" [Stokes, NYC 1913]
Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [3/2011] for FREE {sic}
"Sherwood (Robin Hood and The Three Kings)" stageplay [1911]
by Alfred Noyes, CBE [1880-1958]
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Kindle Edition from PlanetMonk Books [2/1012] for 99ข TheClassics.US 9¾x7½ pb [9/2013] for $5.85 author entry at Wikipedia "Robin Hood: A Play in Five Acts" stageplay [1926] |
"Robin Hood: The Opera" [1934] a ballad opera by Michael Tippett
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood_(opera)
"Twang!! The Musical" [London's West End 1965-66]
 | Described as 'a spoof of the character and legend of the outlaw Robin Hood', but the story sounds dreadful, and the reported backstage soap opera is enough to curl your hair (it might make a good satiric stageplay, tho). The Birmingham tryout was cancelled, the Manchester preview opened with an incomplete script, and an American 'script doctor' was brought in. Nothing helped: "Twang!!" was a box-office disaster and cost Bart his personal fortune. Music & lyrics by Lionel Bart, book by Bart and Harvey Orkin, with assistance from Burt Shevelove
JAY Records audio CD [orig 1965?] 15 songs - out of prodn/scarce stageplay entry at Wikipedia |
 | "Robin Hood" stageplay [1988] by Tim Kelly [1937-98]
40-page Hanbury Plays, Canada pb [5/89] out of print/scarce Pioneer Drama Service bookpage "Robin Hood:The Musical" stageplay [1989] Book by Tim Kelly [1937-98], music by Arne Christiansen, lyrics by Ole H. Kittleson Pioneer Drama Service bookpage |
 | "A Fancyfull Historie of That Most Notable & Fameous Outlaw Robyn Hood" [1995] an original Elizabethan stageplay in five acts by Scott Lynch-Giddings iUniverse 9x6 pb [4/2001] for $14.95 |
 | "Robin Hood: The Ballet" [1998] created by choreographer and artistic director Paul Vasterling, using the music of Erich Wolfgang Korngold Vasterling's Nashville ballet homepage ballet entry at Wikipedia ballet recently performed by Elizabeth Williams School of Dance [est. 1992] in Williamston, Michigan |
 | "The Amuse-ical Tales of Robin Hood" stageplay [U.K. 2005] Text by Rob Alderton, music by Ian Gower official company website |
 | "Robin and The 7 Hoods: The Musical" [San Diego Old Globe July 2010] Inspired by the Frank Sinatra movie of the same name; book by Tony Award-winner Rupert Holmes, songs by four-time Academy Award winners Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen; directed & choreographed by Casey Nicholaw {did not make it to Broadway} production page at Old Globe website watch official promo [1:46] online at YouTube |
 | "Robin Hood: An Opera For The Whole Family" [2013] Performed by the Finnish National Opera Orchestra & Chorus, conducted by Mikko Franck Libretto by Jukka Linkola not listed at IMDb Ooppera Alba color Blu-ray [9/2013] for $27.98 Ooppera Alba color Blu-ray [9/2013] out of prodn/used |
 | "Robin Hood und Die Kinder von Sherwood Forest" [Germany 2014] German-language musical family stageplay; text by Radulf Beuleke; music by Klaus Hillebrecht; previews March to May 2014 at Freilichspiele Tecklenburg not available on VHS/DVD production homepage |
 | "The Heart of Robin Hood" musical stageplay [2011] Energetic musical stageplay performed by the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in England in 2011 and at the Royal Alexandra Theatre [built 1907] in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from December 2014 to March 2015; featuring songs performed by folk group Parsonsfield; produced by Mirvish Productions, written by David Farr, directed by Gisli ึrn Gardarsson, starring Gabriel Ebert as Robin watch 11/2014 official trailer [1:06] online at YouTube |
 | "The Legend of Robin Hood" stageplay [2012] written & directed by Nathan Makaryk critically-acclaimed original play premiered in 2012 at the Maverick Theater in Fullerton, California |
 | "Robin Hood" panto stageplay [2014 & 2015 tour] The auditions for "Sherwood's Got Talent" are the perfect distraction, allowing the Sheriff of Nottingham to kidnap Maid Marion . . . National (U.K.) tour company headed by children's TV star Chris Edgerley official website watch 3/2015 official promo [1:17] online at YouTube |
 | "The Legend of Robin Hood" musical stageplay [2015]
"an original musical stageplay for young audiences in two acts" by Pat Haines-Ainsworth & Terence Alaric Levitt Winking Kat Books 9x6 pb playscript [7/2015] for $6.50 |
 | "Young Robin Hood" stageplay [2015] by Jon Klein The King is off to the Crusades and Nottingham is at the mercy of the corrupt Sheriff, who twists the law and persecutes the poor; when Robin's father is falsely imprisoned, Robin must orchestrate a rescue mission. Friendship is tested and new alliances are formed as Robin fights tyranny and injustice, with the unexpected help of the Sheriff's feisty daughter, Marian. 74-page Broadway Play Publng pb [6/2015] for $14.95 |
 | "The Ballad of Robin Hood: A Rip-Roaring Tavern Tale" [Dec 2015] 'a new play with swordplay, songs, and satire as sharp as an arrow!' The setting is the Tabard Inn in 1380; the owner has tax troubles while everyone else is talking about this outlaw Robin Hood . . . stageplay homepage recent performance by Southwark Playhouse Theatre Company [est. 1993] in London, U.K. |
"Hoods: The Musical" [London, U.K.-based - not yet produced?]
official website, circa 2014
http://disneysrobin.blogspot.com/2015/08/disneys-robin-hood-comic-strip-9.html
"Texas Kid, Robin Hood of The Range" comic book [1940]
 | This single-issue comic book by artist Ben Thompson was published by Marvel Comics in January 1940; it ends with "Read the 'Texas Kid' again next month" but no further issues were published. The Kid rode a white horse named Spot. Marvel also published a series of comic books about "The Texas Kid" that were straight Western tales, with cover dates from January 1941 to July 1952. |
John Hamilton Reynolds [1794-1852]
Sonnet I: On Robin Hood" (1818)
Sonnet II: On Robin Hood" (1818)
Sonnet III: On Robin Hood" (1818)
"Robin Hood To A Friend: An Ode" [1818] by John Keats [1795-1821]
Reynolds sent copies of his first two Robin Hood sonnets to Keats, who replied with this 62-line ode.
online text at The Literature Network website
 | "The Legend of Robin Hood: A Game of 12th Century English Folklore" [ages 10 & up; 1979] Avalon Hill game in a box [1979] out of prodn/scarce |
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"The Robin Hood Game" [ages 8 & up; 1991]
University Games boardgame in a box [1991] for $48.66 |
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"Sheriff of Nottingham" game [ages 14 & up; 2014] 'a social game of bluffing, bribery, and negotiation' Hasbro/Arcane Wonders game in 10x10" box [2014] for $24.50 |
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