Recounts the adventures of Robin Hood, who slew a deer on a wager, became an outlaw in Sherwood Forest, and collected around him a merry band, including Little John, Allan a Dale, Friar Tuck, and Will Stutely.

"The first edition was published by Charles Scriber's Sons in New York in 1883. The text and illustrations in this version are taken from that first edition. The cover is adapted from a drawing by Henry Gilbert" -- T.p. verso.