Robin Hood and the Black Monk
William Sewell
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| First published August 1910 | |
| by George G. Harrap & Co. | |
| 39-41 Parker Street, Kingsway, London, W.C.2 | |
| Reprinted: | October 1910 |
| September 1911 | |
| December 1914 | |
| May 1916 | |
| December 1917 | |
| February 1920 | |
| June 1924 | |
Printed in Great Britain at The Ballantyne Press by
Spottiswoode, Ballantyne & Co. Ltd.
Colchester, London & Eton
TO
MISS JULIA KENNEDY
IN TOKEN OF THE ADMIRATION
AND AFFECTION OF AN
OLD PUPIL
THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED
PREFACE
IN refashioning, for the pleasure of readers of the twentieth century, these versions of ancient tales which have given pleasure to story-lovers of all centuries from the eighth onward, I feel that some explanation of my choice is necessary. Men’s conceptions of the heroic change with changing years, and vary with each individual mind; hence it often happens that one person sees in a legend only the central heroism, while another sees only the inartistic details of mediæval life which tend to disguise and warp the heroic quality.