The complete online text of Stolen Treasure by Howard Pyle.

Howard Pyle was a prolific author, editor, and illustrator, remembered for his adaptations of the Robin Hood story and Arthurian legends. He was also influential as a teacher of illustration; former students such as early twentieth-century artists N. C....

Howard Pyle's innovative contributions to children's literature are of paramount importance. His name became synonymous with high artistic standards in book format and in periodical illustration. He not only created graphics to complement children's stor...

During his thirty-five-year career Howard Pyle became one of America's most prominent illustrators. Moreover, he achieved recognition as a writer, teacher, and mural painter. For him the purpose of art was to entertain and to inspire. He argued that arti...