Appendix Z - Howard
Pyle
Both
illustrator and writer, Pyle was an amazing artist. So far I have only read
three of his books, but his Merry Adventures of Robin Hood was probably the
first non-children's book I ever read. For me it is the best of books and I've
managed to hang onto that copy of it all my life. Men of Iron comes a close
second. They made a rather enjoyable light movie out of it with Tony Curtis and
Janet Leigh, but as with most Hollywood versions it has little to do with the
book. The book has much more grit to it and much less pastel costumes and
jumping about and tin plate armor suits. For the rest of his work I remember
the Arthurian Legends vaguely but favorably (though I am not a big fan of the
Arthurian tales).
Pyle
is definitely the sword of sword and sorcery and his illustrations are some of
the best I've ever seen.
A
Modern Aladdin
Arthurian
Legends
The
Garden Behind the Moon
The
Ghost of Captain Brand
Howard
Pyle's Book of Pirates
Men
of Iron
The
Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
Otto
of the Silver Hand
Pepper
and Salt
The
Price of Blood
Rejected
of Men
The
Rose of Paradise
The
Ruby of Kishmoor
Stolen
Treasure
The
Story of Jack Ballister's Fortunes
Twilight
Land
Within
the Capes
The
Wonder Clock, with his sister Katharine Pyle
