David Blamires
Robin Hood: A Hero For All Times
J. Rylands Univ.; Lib. of Manchester; 1998; 64 pages
ISBN: 0863731368
A booklet published as a guide for an exhibition on the literature and history of the legend of Robin Hood. Includes a lengthy essay on the evolution of the legend, along with many sample illustrations and reviews of the books that were displayed.

Josh Brooman
Robin Hood: A Good Outlaw?
Longman; 1998; 48 pages
ISBN: 0582324793
This book is one of a series discussing the good/bad reputations of various historical personalities. In this book, the author uses the tale of Robin Hood and the Sorrowful Knight, with added exercises and footnotes of historical details, to encourage discussion among children as to whether Robin Hood was a thief or a hero.

Stephen M. Davis
Robin Hood's England
Washington : TimeTraveler Press, 1991; PB; 102 pages
ISBN: 0962857602 (pbk.)
An interesting guidebook that gives a brief history of the "real" Robin Hood, placing him in the time of Edward II. Maps and routes offer tours of sites mentioned in the legend, including tourist spots devoted to the outlaw. Historical data is included, as is mention of nearby shops, restaurants, and other touring amenities. The book also offers methods of "armchair traveling", by suggesting movies and books, medieval reinactment groups, and ideas on holding your very own Robin Hood festival, from children's parties to full-blown fairs.

Fran and Geoff Doel
Robin Hood, Outlaw or Greenwood Myth
Tempus Publishing; 2000; 160 pages
ISBN: 0752414798
A study of the earliest ballads of Robin, how the ballads became intertwined and influenced by the May Games and mummers performances of Tudor England, and a look at the possibilities for a historical Robin Hood.

R. B. Dobson (Editor), John Taylor (Contributor)
The Rymes of Robyn Hood: An Introduction to the English Outlaw
William Heinemann Ltd., 1976; Sutton Publishing; revised edition 1989; 1997; 368 pages
ISBN: 0750916613
A collected study of the earliest writings related to Robin Hood, with in-depth discussion on the history behind each story. Interesting resource for researching the background and progressive embellishments on many of the familiar adventures and interpretations of Robin Hood.

J. Harris Gable
Bibliography of Robin Hood
Lincoln, Neb., 1939; University of Nebraska Studies in Language, Literature and Criticism ; No. 17; 163 pages
A comprehensive collection of published titles on Robin Hood, over 600 entries (with 1550 editions). A useful resource for anyone seeking titles on Robin Hood that were published on prior to 1939. This bibliography includes not only complete works, but also collections of works that include reference to Robin Hood.

Percy Valentine Harris
The Truth About Robin Hood
London, 1951; 98 pages
"A Refutation of the Mythologists' Theories, With New Evidence of the Hero's Actual Existence". A personal study of ancient ballads and documents, seeking proof that Robin Hood existed as an actual English folk hero.

Tom Hayes
The Birth of Popular Culture: Ben Jonson, Maid Marian, and Robin Hood
Pittsburgh, Pa.: Duquesne University Press, 1992; 207 pages
ISBN: 0820702412
A psychological overview of a play, "The Sad Shepherd", by Renaissance playwright Ben Jonson, and its contribution to how the legend of Robin Hood changed from "folk culture" to "popular culture".

James Clarke Holt
Robin Hood
Thames and Hudson, 1982; 208 pages
Research on the origin and authenticity of the legend of Robin Hood.

Stephen Knight
Robin Hood: A Complete Study of the English Outlaw
Blackwell, 1994 (PB 1995) 308 pages
ISBN: 0-631-17219-X ISBN: 0-631-19486-X (PB)
A study of the evolution of the ballads and legends, from the earliest mention in Medieval poetry, through Elizabethan idealization, to the gallant interpretations of Hollywood and modern literature.

Stephen Knight
Robin Hood: The Forresters Manuscript
D. S. Brewer; 1998; 173 pages
ISBN: 0 85991 436 4
A comprehensive collection of Robin Hood ballads, some with more material than in previous versions; the result of a recently-discovered historical manuscript.

Stephen Knight
Robin Hood: A Mythic Biography
Cornell University Press, 2003; 247 pages
ISBN: 0-80143-885-3
The evolution of the Robin Hood legend, from early writings to modern interpretations.

Jim Lees
(Keith Mellor, Editor)
The Quest for Robin Hood
Nottingham: Temple Nostalgia, 1987; 168 pages
ISBN: 1870010027
Research on the legends and origins of legends on Robin Hood.

John Matthews
Robin Hood: The Green Lord of the Wildwood
Gothic Image Publications, Somerset, 1993; PB; 229 pages
ISBN 0-906362-24-5
Illustrated by Chesca Potter
The legend of Robin Hood is researched, not from a historical point of view, but from a mythical one, connecting Robin with Green Man and other forest deities. For inspiration and interpretation, the author draws heavily on the "Robin of Sherwood" TV series, and poems by Alfred Noyes.

Malcolm A. Nelson
The Robin Hood Tradition in the English Renaissance
Salzburg, Inst. f. Engl. Sprache u. Literatur, Univ. Salzburg, 1973; 269 pages
(Elizabethan Studies, 14 ; Salzburg Studies in English Literature)
An in-depth study of Elizabethan writings, comparing various pieces of Robin Hood literature, and discussing earlier and contemporary resources that may have influenced the writers with their various interpretations.

Scott Allen Nollen
Robin Hood: A Cinematic History of the English Outlaw and His Scottish Counterparts
Jefferson: McFarland, 1999; 259 pages
Discusses the literary development of the Robin Hood, Rob Roy, and William Wallace (BraveHeart) legends, leading to reviews and commentary on individual screen films about the characters. Illustrated with a smattering of black-and-white stills.

Graham Phillips, and Martin Keatman
Robin Hood: The Man Behind the Myth
London; Michael O'Mara Books, 1995; 192 pages
A study of the ballads, old tales and other historical references that attempts to prove the existance of a real Robin Hood, and who he may have been at various points of history. Included in the book (Appendix Three) is the text of the program guide from "Tales of Robin Hood" at the Nottingham Robin Hood Visitor Centre.

Pitkin Guides
Robin Hood Country
Pitkin Guides Ltd., 1996; PB; 28 pages
A guide book with photos pointing out the best places to visit around Nottinghamshire.

Lois Potter (Editor)
Playing Robin Hood: The Legend As Performance in Five Centuries
Univ. of Delaware Press, 1998
ISBN: 0874136636
A collection of essays on plays and teleplays on Robin Hood, from the early Elizabethan plays, to the romantizization of the 19th century, to modern movies and television. Also discusses similiar legends of Robin-Hood type personalities, and how the legend of Robin Hood was adopted in non-western countries.

Jeffrey L. Singman
Robin Hood; the Shaping of the Legend
Greenwood Publishing Group, 1998, 208 pages
ISBN: 0313301018
A discussion of the various early tales and retellings of the Robin Hood legend, and their relation to the time periods in which they were written.

John William Walker
The True History of Robin Hood
(Wakefield) West Yorkshire Print Col, 1952; 132 pages
Yorkshire, Eng.; EP Pub., 1973; 142 pages
Illustrated by Ethel W. Walker
ISBN: 0854098895
This discussion studies ballads and historical documents, leading to the conclusion that Robin Hood and Maid Marian were actual historical figures -- Robert Hood and Matilda -- from Wakefield during the time of King Edward II.

David Wiles
The Early Plays of Robin Hood
Cambridge : D.S. Brewer, 1981; 97 pages
ISBN: 0859910822
A discussion of Renaissance-era plays about Robin Hood and their connections with May Day Games, Morris Dances, and the "Summer Lord" mythos.

Want more? The Robin Hood Project at the University of Rochester has put together an ongoing collection of early Robin Hood ballads, stories, poems, plays, and artwork.