Robin Hood was not a book - He was a real person. Like most famous historical people, many literatures have been written about him.
Many people have written historical books, plays and poems about him or children's versions of his story, including:
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The story of Robin Hood began in 1225 as an oral story that people could tell to other people since people couldn't read and there was no mass production of books. Through the centuries the story has changed and characters added. Movies and books have been made that have added to the tale, but the first person to tell the story in the 1200's is now lost to history.
The Legend of Robin Hood was a 1975 BBC television serial that told the story of the life of Robin Hood. The possibility that there was a person on whom the life of Robin Hood is based is actually high. The legend however is very likely embellished beyond accuracy.
Christopher Robin Hood's birth name is Hood, Christopher Robin.
In the Robin Hood ballads, yes he did. No. The sheriff failed to capture Robin Hood.
Robin Hood has become an epic hero.http://www.history.com/topics/british-history/robin-hood
The edition that I have of Robin Hood and his Merrie Men was published in Great Britain by Dean & Son London. Strangely enough, it doesn't say who the author was and what year it was published. Sorry for the inconvenience.