Robin Hood

McSpadden provides a solid addition to the Robin Hood canon. The most notable feature in this work, then, is its mastery of a language that suggests an archaic flavor without ever seeming stilted; readers can believe that Robin and his men would speak the kinds of words McSpadden assigns to them. Snippets of ballads also intersperse the work, most often appearing as introductions to episodes, but sometimes forming a part of the narrative itself. This technique connects the book to the earlier legends it seeks to retell.