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...This exciting historical adventure depicts the last stand of the Gordons - God's outlaws - fighting for their Catholic Faith in the early days of the Protestant Revolution in seventeenth-century Scotland. Written for the children but enjoyed by young and old alike, this intriguing novel is filled with cou...

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...Water Margin, also known as Outlaws of the Marsh, All Men Are Brothers, Men of the Marshes, or The Marshes of Mount Liang, is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. Attributed to Shi Naian, whom some believe to be Luo Guanzhong, t...

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... English folklore. A highly skilled archer and swordsman, he is known for robbing from the rich and giving to the poor, assisted by a group of fellow outlaws known as his Merry Men. Traditionally Robin Hood and his men are depicted wearing Lincoln green clothes. The origin of the legend is claimed by some to have stemmed from actual outlaws, or from ballads or tales of out...

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...e were fought many of the most desperate battles during the Civil Wars of the Roses; and here also flourished in ancient times those bands of gallant outlaws, whose deeds have been rendered so popular in English song....

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...he Roses; and here also flourished in ancient times those bands of gallant outlaws, whose deeds have been rendered so popular in English song. Such be... ...destiny, which, whether they meet with bands of travelling soldiers, or of outlaws, or of wandering pilgrims, can be little else than to be converted ... ... it probable that the delay might be explained by some depreciation of the outlaws, with whom the adjacent forest abounded, or by the violence of some... ...oun- tryman Athelstane of Coningsburgh, and with such a train as would set outlaws and feudal enemies at defiance.—I drink to you, Sir Prior, in this ... ...auses of public distress and apprehension, must be added, the multitude of outlaws, who, driven to despair by the op- 61 Sir Walter Scott pression of... ...for his courtesy, and promised to attend to his recommendation. Two of the outlaws, tak- ing up their quarter-staves, and desiring Gurth to follow clo... ...fence in wishing you a safer and an honester trade.” Thus they parted, the outlaws returning in the direction from whence they had come, and Gurth pro... ... forester as ever blew horn? The blame of the violence shall rest with the outlaws of the Yorkshire for- ests. I have sure spies on the Saxon’s motion... ...is to aid me in the onslaught, and he and his followers will personate the outlaws, from whom my valor- ous arm is, after changing my garb, to rescue ...

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... the Wars of the Roses: how he becomes a knight, rescues his lady Joanna Sedley, and obtains justice for the murder of his father, Sir Harry Shelton. Outlaws in Tunstall Forest organized by Ellis Duckworth, whose weapon and calling card is a black arrow, cause Dick to suspect that his guardian Sir Daniel Brackley and his retainers are responsible for his father's murder. D...

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... the heroics of a semi-legendary frontiersman, Lewis Wetzel, who attempts to protect the settlers from hostile Native Americans and the vicious white outlaws the Girty brothers. (Introduction by Leonard Wilson)...

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...handedly as our heroes Jonathan Zane and his sidekick Lew “Deathwind” Wetzel fight their way through mud, blood, gore, savage Indians, and despicable outlaws, to make the land safe for pioneer families as they settle the wild west. Summary by Mike Vendetti....

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...htin' feller in the Bear Creek settlement, and probably in the entire Humbolt Mountains. As he travels further from home, he single-handedly takes on outlaws, settles (and starts) feuds and tries his hand at romancing the girls. He also discovers a lot of strange customs among other folks, such as building houses out of boards and wearing clothes that ain't buckskins. Set ...

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...htin' feller in the Bear Creek settlement, and probably in the entire Humbolt Mountains. As he travels further from home, he single-handedly takes on outlaws, settles (and starts) feuds and tries his hand at romancing the girls. He also discovers a lot of strange customs among other folks, such as building houses out of boards and wearing clothes that ain't buckskins. Set ...

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...ner demon when he is taking down an outlaw who is particularly known for his brutality. He develops a reputation for killing the most notorious Texas outlaws, which draws an unexpected interest: a captain of the Texas Rangers offers him a pardon and a ranger's badge if he will infiltrate the gang of the shadowy figure known as Cheseldine who wields vast power in West Texas...

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...Andre Norton's Star Born pictures a human colony in another galaxy, driven away from Earth generations ago by a repressive government. Considered outlaws, the colonists are in permanent hiding. They have developed friendship and cooperation with a local race of mermen who are equally at home on land or sea. But that race only took to the sea to escape a malevolent powe...

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...t have a job for me.” “A job! Why would you even consider working for those outlaws? Julie exclaimed. “Let the boy talk,” replied Mr. Baker. “... ...e there’s something in there we can use. But things have sure changed. We’re outlaws now, until we can get to Marshal Preston – and we’re on our ow... ...hand, was. From my limited experience, I knew both the mayor and sheriff were outlaws… the worst kind. The kind that used the law to their own purp...

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...e was a Spaniard, the wife of a captain whose vessel was taken by pirates. The outlaws brought the ship and her crew to Oakum Bay and there murdered a... ... it was refused, and she was dispatched by a sabre in the hands of one of the outlaws; so, every year on the anniversary of the horrid deed, the whol... ...ousand isles of the Caribbean present no other spot so favorable as a home for outlaws, and here the robbers of the deep made their nest. Skilled engi... ... their trade; it was the reputation of such men that attracted adventurers and outlaws from every land; people saw only the brilliant courage and forg... ... light of romance was shed; men did not remember that every coin gained by the outlaws was the price of blood. It was under such leaders, too, that th... ...eems amazing that the English government should tolerate the presence of these outlaws in Jamaica, but not only did they tolerate but even encouraged ... ...e than the Buccaneers, since their profession was more hazardous. Acknowledged outlaws, they preyed on ships, of every country and were sought for wit...

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...r and enforcer. What is the greater danger? Turning a blind eye to the exploits of outlaws and outcasts, thus rendering them ever more daring and i...

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...hange, and to bribery on American territory by foreign and American firms alike. It outlaws the payment of bribes to foreign officials, political pa...

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... sculpture, geology, mechanics...not one is bastard. DEDICATE: A priest outlaws distractions. What is an artist but a priest! Joyous children, sic...

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...olescent lions are banished from their own family; and forced to roam as wild outlaws and killers. Seeking to cash in on any pride whose resident m... ...famous historical figures in each culture are its biggest killers, murderers, outlaws, robbers, and thieves. The biggest chieftains, kings, queens, ... ...p in Oregon or California or god knows where… the myths of the great American Outlaws…. Then I stopped eating meat and became a vegetarian, then I s... ... them. The American West was settled predominantly by refugees, outcasts, outlaws, and criminals. Ostracized criminals with warrants out for th... ...d by Silver. He is the new law which makes robbing pirate treasure legal and outlaws all the pirates who stole the treasure he is ‘legally’ stealing...

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...r and enforcer. What is the greater danger? Turning a blind eye to the exploits of outlaws and outcasts, thus rendering them ever more daring and i...

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...r and enforcer. What is the greater danger? Turning a blind eye to the exploits of outlaws and outcasts, thus rendering them ever more daring and i...

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...n her escape. HOST: where Julia lodges. (Host:) OUTLAWS: with Valentine. (First Outlaw:) ... ...: The frontiers of Mantua. A forest. [Enter certain Outlaws.] First Outlaw: Fellows, stand fast; I see a passenger. Second Out... ...NE III: The frontiers of Mantua. The forest. [Enter Outlaws with SILVIA.] First Outlaw: Come, come, Be patient; we must bring ... ..., I have my wish for ever. JULIA: And I mine. [Enter Outlaws, with DUKE and THURIO.] Act V , scene iv 71 Outlaws: A prize, a p...