BJ is one of the regular contributors to the Robin Hood forums and has a wonderful in-depth knowledge of the Robin Hood legend. BJ is resident in the USA and has provided a list of his personal collection of Robin Hood related books.
NON-FICTION AND RESEARCH
Bellamy, John. Robin Hood: An Historical Inquiry. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1985.
Coss, P.R. and S.D. Lloyd (ed.) THIRTEENTH CENTURY ENGLAND I:
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE CONFERENCE 1985 Wolfeboro
Boydell Press 1986.
Coss, P.R. and S.D. Lloyd (ed.) THIRTEENTH CENTURY ENGLAND II:
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE CONFERENCE 1987 Wolfeboro
Boydell Press 1988.
Cox, Judy. Robin Hood: Rebel and Outlaw, 1994. 10 page booklet.
Davis, Stephen M. Robin Hood’s England. Time Traveler Press. 1991.
De Vries, Richard,. et al. On the Trail of Robin Hood.
Green, Barbara. The Outlaw Robin Hood: His Yorkshire Legend, Kirklees Cultural Services, 1992.
Halsey, Alan. Robin Hood Book. 1996. 1 of a limited edition of 400. Strange little book, much info and several off the wall statements, most unsupported by references. I have identified some of these but still have a lot of work to do to uderstand this one.
Hardy, Robert. Longbow. 3rd edition, Bois D’arc Press, 1993. A brilliant examination of the social and military history of the longbow, including much of value relating to the historical parameters of a "real" Robin Hood.
Harris, Percy Valentine, The truth about Robin Hood ([6th ed.]. London [1957]). Evidence of the hero's actual existence.
Hilton, R.H., ed., Peasants, Knights, and Heretics: Studies in
medieval social history, (Cambridge & N.Y.: Cambridge U.P., 1976).
Series: Past and Present Publications. Hilton reprints the following series of five articles, first
published in Past and Present in 1958-1961, which constitute what Mandicott calls the beginning of a modern reevaluation of the Robin Hood ballads: R.H. Hilton, "The Origins of Robin Hood" (14, 1958); J.C. Holt, "The Origins of Robin Hood" (18, 1960); M. Keen, "Robin Hood--Peasant or Gentleman?" (19, 1961); J.C. Holt, "Robin Hood: Some Comments" (19, 1961); T.H. Aston, "Robin Hood" (20, 1961).
Hobsbawm, E.J. Bandits. New York: Delacorte Press, 1969.
Holt, J. C. Robin Hood. London : Thames and Hudson, 1982. A very useful survey of the origins and development of the Robin Hood stories, with good illustrations and maps. New edition: Robin Hood - Revised and Enlarged Edition (Thames and Hudson Ltd, London, 1989;
ISBN 0 500 27541 6).
Holt, J.C., Keen, Maurice. Robin Hood. Audio tape discussion
John Rylands Library, The. Robin Hood: A Hero for All Times. Exhibition Guide.
Keen, Maurice Hugh, The outlaws of Medieval Legend (Toronto,
University of Toronto Press, 1961, reprinted in 1977).
Knight, Stephen, Robin Hood: A Complete Study of the English Outlaw.
Oxford, Blackwell, 1994. 256pp, 24 b+w illustrations, 1 map.
Lees, Jim. The Quest for Robin Hood. Temple Nostalgia Press, Nottingham, 1987.
Mitchell, Michael, et al. The Robin Hood Walks
Nelson, Malcom A. The Robin Hood Tradition in the English Renaissance. Salzburg: Universitat Salzburg, 1973.
Phillips, Graham, & Keatman, Martin. Robin Hood: The Man Behind the Myth (1995).
Pitkins Guides. Robin Hood Country: The County Guide to Nottinghamshire.
Seal, Graham. The Outlaw Legend : A Cultural Tradition in Britain, America and Australia
Singman, Jeffrey L., Robin Hood : The Shaping of the Legend (Contributions to the Study of
World Literature , No 92)
PRINCIPAL EDITIONS OF THE BALLADS:
Child, Francis James. English and Scottish Ballads. 5 Vols. (Vol. 3 deals with the Robin Hood ballads) first printed 1882-1892. Reprinted NY: Dover, 1965.
Dobson, R.B. and J. Taylor. Rhymes of Robin Hood. London: W. and J. Mackay Limited, 1976.
Dobson, R. B. & Taylor, John. The Rymes of Robyn Hood : An Introduction to the English Outlaw. Revised with a new introduction.
Knight, Stephen and Thomas Ohlgren, eds., _Robin Hood and Other Outlaw Tales_, Kalamazoo, Michigan: Medieval Institute Publications, 1996. This 600-page anthology contains a full range of literary texts including the ballads, plays, and analogues in Old French and Anglo-Norman. All of
the English works have been re-edited from original materials, including a new text of "Gamelyn" and two new ballads recently discovered in the British Library.
Knight, Stephen (Editor), Kelliher, Hilton (Editor). Robin Hood : The Forresters Manuscript (British Library Additional MS 71158)
Leach, MacEdward. The Ballad Book. New York: Harper, 1955. (Dobson and Taylor call this
"the most useful large modern anthology, including many American versions and variants of Robin Hood and other ballads.") This preceded the publication of the Stephen Knight volumes.
Percy, Thomas. Reliques of Ancient English Poetry. 1765; rpt. London: Bohn, 1864.
Ritson, Joseph. Robin Hood: A Collection of all the Ancient Poems, Songs and Ballads. 1 Vol.
London: about 1897
Ritson, Joseph. Ancient Poems, Songs, and Ballads. 1 Vol reprint of an 1865 editon
De Worde, Wynken. A Lytell Geste of Robyn Hood-Facsimile edition.
MODERN FICTION
Anonymous. Robin Hood and His Adventures. McLoughlin Brothers, Inc., New York, 1828. No date for actual printing.
Anonymous. Robin Hood: Retold. Goldsmith Publishing. No date.
Bishop, Michael. Robin Hood. No date.
Chase, Nicholas. _Locksley_. St. Martins/Marek, New York. 1983. ISBN 0-312-49428-9.
Chidsey, David Barr. The Naked Sword. Avon. 1959, 1967.
Creswick, Paul. N.C. Wyeth, illustrator. _Robin Hood_. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Reprint. Original copyright 1917, Wyeth, 1957. 1984. ISBN 0-684-18162-2. The illustrations alone make this book worth getting. A nicely told version of the Robin Hood legend.
Early, Margaret. Robin Hood
Effinger, George Alec. "Maureen Birnbaum Goes Shopynge by Elizabeth Spiegelman-Fein (as Told to George Alec Effinger)." In Maureen Birnbaum, Barbarian Swordsperson. N.p.: Guild America Books, 1993. Pp. 83-95.
Gilson, Major Charles,.The Adventures of Robin Hood. The Children’s Press. 1971.
Goldman, James, _Robin and Marian_ (New York, Bantam Books, 1976). The major portion of this book is Goldman's original screenplay for the movie.
Godwin, Parke. _Sherwood_. Avon Books, New York. 1992. ISBN 0-380-70995-3. _
Godwin, Parke. _Robin and the King_, 1993, Avon Books, NY ISBN 0-380-70996-1. Excellent, well thought out story. Placed during the Norman invasion of 1066.
Green, Simon, _Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, (Fantail books. 1991. ISBN 0-14-090340-2). The novelization of the Kevin Costner Robin Hood movie.
Greenberg, Martin H., ed., _The fantastic adventures of Robin Hood_ (New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Penguin, 1991). A collection of thirteen short stories by fantasy and speculative writers offering alternative glimpses of the life and legend of Robin Hood and his merry men.
Ingle, Anne. Robin Hood. Random House. 1991.
McGovern, Ann. Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest. Apple Paperbooks. 1968
McKinley, Robin, _The Outlaws of Sherwood_ (1st ed. New York :
Greenwillow Books, c1988). A very nice retelling of the legend. Strong
female characters.
McSpadden, J. Walker, _The Adventures of Robin Hood & His Merry Outlaws. Illustrated by Hildebrandt. 1995?
Neilson, David. Robin Hood: The Truth Behind the Tights-a Play. 1984
Pyle, Howard. The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood of Great Renown in Nottinghamshire.
New York: Scribner's, 1883. (Have five different editions of this)
Rhead, Louis. Bold Robin Hood and His Outlaw Band: Their Famous Exploits in Sherwood
Forest. Penned and Pictured by Louis Rhead. New York: (have three editions of this)
Scott, Sir Walter. Ivanhoe, A Romance.
Suddaby, Donald. Robin Hood omnibus
White, T.H., _The Once and Future King.
Wu, William. Robert Silverberg’s Time Tours-The Robin Hood Ambush. 1990
