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 FINAL Part

Recounting how Robin Hood met Guy Of Gisbourne In Sherwood Forest and of the famous fight between them. Also how Little John fell into the Sheriff’s hands through saving the life of three men. Likewise how Good King Richard of the Lion’s Heart came to Nottinghamshire and visited Robin Hood In Sherwood Forest.

Well, here we are at the penultimate (yes, I do like that word) chapter of our book. Now that we’re all caught up with the part left out of my copy it’s time to get ready to complete the book. Guy Of Gisborune is another character that made it into Hollywood and other TV versions of Robin Hood’s legend, in some cases replacing or becoming the Sheriff Of Nottingham. As far as King Richard we won’t meet him until next time so let’s see what the guy named Guy is going to do to our protagonists. (“Heroes” may be stretching things a bit.)

First let me remind you where we left off before our trip back through time. With the help of Sir Richard and the queen that you can kind of accuse of causing the whole mess (although most of the blame goes to the Bishop) Robin Hood barely escaped King Henry’s wrath. Has Robin learned anything from this? History brings that into doubt though the chapter starts with Robin admitting to not being so bold that he can’t escape into Sherwood by being too far away. Let’s see how long that lasts because although Henry had died and King Richard (always king in more modern telling but only now obtaining the crown in this book from the 1880s) is now upon the throne Robin and crew still have their share of enemies. Plus they’re pretty good at creating new ones.

I: Robin Hood And Guy Of Gisbourne

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