Set sail, explore the unknown, and embark on unforgettable journeys with some of literature's greatest adventure writers. The Adventure Collection brings together classic works by Jonathan Swift, Jack London, Rudyard Kipling, Howard Pyle, and Robert Louis Stevenson, five celebrated authors whose stories have inspired generations of adventure readers. From treasure hunts and pirate voyages to dangerous wildernesses, distant lands, sea journeys, and extraordinary encounters, this collection ...

12 Complete Works of Howard PyleBook of PiratesMen of IronOtto of the Silver HandPepper & SaltShapes that Haunt the DuskStolen TreasureThe Merry Adventures of Robin HoodThe Rose of ParadiseThe Ruby of KishmoorThe Story of Sir Launcelot and his CompanionsThe Story of the Champions of the RoundTwilight Land

This collection was designed for optimal navigation on eReaders and other electronic devices. This collection offers lower price, the convenience of a one-time download, and it reduces the clutter in your digital library. All books included in this collection feature a hyperlinked table of contents and footnotes. The collection is complimented by illustrations and author biography.This Collection Includes:Book of Pirates IllustratedMen of IronThe Merry Adventures of Robin Hood IllustratedO...

American author and illustrator Howard Pyle adapts and enhances the traditional tales of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table in this compilation of stories. Part I of The Story of King Arthur and His Knights follows Arthur from pulling Excalibur from the stone and becoming King of Britain, to winning Lady Guinevere’ hand in marriage. The second part introduces the wizard Merlin, and the knights Sir Pellias and Sir Gawaine, following each of them on separate adventures throughout...

The American illustrator and author Howard Pyle is best known for his celebrated children’s books. His magazine and book illustrations are regarded as among the finest of the turn-of-the-century period in the Art Nouveau style. Pyle achieved especial fame as an accomplished and original illustrator of historical legends and fairy stories, noted for the vivid richness and historical accuracy of his work — both as a writer and an artist. Many of Pyle’s children’s stories are now regarded as ...

“In merry England in the time of old, when good King Henry the Second ruled the land, there lived within the green glades of Sherwood Forest, near Nottingham Town, a famous outlaw whose name was Robin Hood.”The woods in Nottinghamshire are full of thieves, chief among them Robin Hood. Stealing from the rich to give to the poor, Robin and his band of outlaws find themselves in all sorts of sticky situations. Fighting with the foresters, running away from the Sheriff of Nottingham, a...

The Reign of the Black Flag surveys piracy as both historical menace and inexhaustible literary emblem: a figure of rebellion, predation, romance, and maritime uncertainty. Across sea yarns, Gothic tales, historical adventures, juvenile romances, detective-inflected narratives, and modern popular fiction, the collection charts the black flag's changing cultural meanings. Its range moves from storm-bound voyages and disputed treasure to encounters with lawless coasts, imperial frontiers, an...

Deadly Sails - Complete Collection surveys the perilous maritime imagination, assembling sea adventures in which shipwreck, piracy, mutiny, exploration, and supernatural menace test both seamanship and moral resolve. Its range extends from historical romance and juvenile adventure to Gothic terror, detective intrigue, speculative voyage, and psychologically charged tale. Storm-bound passages, lost islands, naval confrontations, and uncanny waters make the sea not merely a setting but an ac...

The classic collection of the tales of Robin Hood, the bow-wielding hero who steals from the rich and gives to the poor.Howard Pyle has provided possibly the best and most complete rendering of this classic tale of the famous yeoman-thief of Sherwood Forest. Each chapter of this collection offers new and exciting stories, including the famous scenes of Little John and his staff besting Robin on the bridge, Robin winning the golden arrow at the Sheriff of Nottingham...

This carefully crafted ebook collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Treasure Island (R. L. Stevenson) Blackbeard: Buccaneer (R. D. Paine) Pieces of Eight (Le Gallienne) Gold-Bug (Edgar A. Poe) The Dark Frigate (C. B. Hawes) Hearts of Three (Jack London) Captain Singleton (Defoe) Swords of Red Brotherhood (Howard) Queen of Black Coast (Howard) Afloat and Ashore (James F. Cooper) Pirate Gow (Defoe) The King of Pirates (Defoe) Barbarossa—Kin...

Enter Sherwood Forest and join Robin Hood and his legendary band of outlaws. In The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, Howard Pyle brings the legendary hero of English folklore to life in a collection of lively adventures filled with courage, humor, friendship, justice, and daring exploits. Robin Hood is portrayed as a skilled archer and charismatic outlaw who challenges corrupt authority while helping those in need. Alongside Little John, Friar Tuck, Maid Marian, and other unforgettable char...

PIRATE NOVELS: 50+ Adventure Classics, Treasure Hunt Tales & Maritime Novels surveys the enduring imaginative power of piracy across the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Its narratives range from sea-chase romance, historical swashbuckler, and Robinsonade to Gothic maritime terror, juvenile adventure, detective intrigue, and speculative voyage. Treasure maps, mutiny, shipwreck, privateering, and contested frontiers recur, while the volume's most memorable set pieces—hidden islands...