Howard Pyle, a chronicle by Charles D. Abbott, with an introduction by N. C. Wyeth and many illustrations from Howard Pyle's works.

HrO WARD PYLE: A CHRONICLE
"Floating on thy breast forever
Down thy current I could glide;,
Grief and pain should reach me never
On thy bright and gentle tidoL
"So my aching heart seeks thine, love,
There to find its rest and peace,
For, through loving, bliss is mine, love,
And my many troubles cease."
While there are spots in these lines which are obviously
not from the pen of a cultivated poet, the whole serves admirably as a song from Allan-a-Dale, and is instinct with
lyricism.
Many years later in replying to one of the many letters
from the host of his child admirers, for, busy as he was,
he almost never failed to answer these notes of commendation, Howard Pyle said that in looking back on his past
work he felt that the Robin Hood was probably the only
book of his which could in any sense be called a classic.
There is no doubt today that Robin Hood deserves the rank
he gives it; the only question is whether or not there are
others which might be equally worthy of such opinions.
Although the book was not immediately popular with the
reading public at large, it gradually, slowly for a year or
two and then very rapidly, grew to be one of the best
sellers for children. By 1902, it was so well known and
so appreciated, that the publishers-Charles Scribner's
Sons-brought out a curtailed edition for schools, which
has been used with great success throughout the country.
Otto of the Silver Hand, which was pubilished in 1888,
the same year which saw the birth of The Wonder Clock,
is the second story of the Middle Ages. This time, however,
the locale is changed; medieval Germany is the scene of the
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