Chapter By Chapter features me reading one chapter of the selected book at the time and reviewing it as if I were reviewing an episode of a TV show or an issue of a comic. There will be spoilers if you haven’t read to the point I have, and if you’ve read further I ask that you don’t spoil anything further into the book. Think of it as read-along book club.

Remember, the book is in public domain. Download or read the ebook online legally and for free at Project Gutenberg, Google Books or the Internet Archive among other sites, or check out the audiobook from LibriVox. You can also use a print copy. In either case my copy may not match up with yours chapter-wise. Follow along with the very-long subtitle. For this chapter:

The Actual Part Second

In which ShadowWing Tronix fixes a mistake made by the New York Public School in 1948…I mean…In which shall be told how Robin Hood turned butcher, and how he revenged himself on The Sheriff Of Nottingham. Also of the famous adventures that befell Little John at the Nottingham Archery Match, and how he entered the Sheriff’s service.

When last we visited Sherwood via Internet Archive timewarp (because this part, which should have been part second, was left out of the copy of this book I own), Robin had become a butcher and further messed with the Sheriff. It’s hard to tell which one to root for here. They’re both jerks. The next chapter moves to an adventure with Little John. Let’s see how this one ends poorly.

II: Little John goes to the Fair at Nottingham Town

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