This book is a wide-ranging anthology including both recent scholarship and notable earlier pieces. It is divide into fur sections, the first one on the literature inspired by Robin Hood, from the early poems down to the 19th century novel Maid Marion. Then there is a section of historical studies which to me are the strongest part, by well-known scholars in medieval English history including Hilton, Holt, Maddicott, Cook, Hanawalt, Hill, and Colin Richmond, among others, covering the long and serious debates about the historical basis (if any) of Robin Hood and the nature of his audience. The third section includes Sir Sidney Lee's original DNB article arguing Robin never existed as well as Lord Raglan's attempt (not very successful to my mind) to fit Robin Hood into his pattern of the hero ad more recent studies bu John Matthew and Joseph Nagy, followed by a final section on Robin Hood in film, ending with Knight's own study of Robin Hood: Men in Tights. All in all, it is a very useful survey of the field, bringing together much important work which was originally in widely scattered sources. ( )