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Chap-books of the eighteenth century (1882)

Ashton, John, b. 1834 · London Chatto and Windus · leaf 375

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s on Robin Hood are moreplentiful than on any other Englishman, the Chap-books arecomparatively scarce, probably on account of the impossibilityof condensing his numerous adventures and exploits into theconventional twenty-four pages. There are several editionsprinted in London, all having similar… … He bound the Abbot to a tree,And would not let him pass Before that to his men and he,His Lordship had said Mass. The next is Robins attack on the Bishop of Ely.

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