Alfred Noyes's famous poem still has the power to thrill us as we read the story of the highwayman and his doomed love for Bess, the landlord's black-eyed daughter. Charles Keeping's stunning illustrations won this book the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1982. The paperback is now reissued with a new cover.
I first heard this poem in song form by Loreena McKennitt some years ago & I've loved it ever since. Truly a classic tale of romance, jealousy, and the supernatural.
