Anna Whelan Betts, Harvey Dunn, Clyde O. DeLand, Philip R. Goodwin, Thornton Oakley, Violet Oakley, Ellen Bernard Thompson Pyle, Olive Rush, Blanche Grant, Ethel Leach, Allen Tupper True, Elizabeth Shippen Green, Arthur E. Becher, William James Aylward, Jessie Willcox Smith, and Charlotte Harding. Pyle taught his students at his home and studio in Wilmington, which is still standing and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Pyle was an early member of The Franklin Inn Club in Philadelphia. According to Robert Vitz, the Howard Pyle School of Art developed a common set of themes in its work: attention to realism and expression of optimism and a faith in the goodness of America. His work also continued to inspire well after his death; for example, comic book artist Tony Harris (born 1969) has cited Pyle as a major influence on his work. Pyle is remembered primarily as an illustrator, but his books have also been analyzed for their literary qualities, particularly The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood. Taimi M. Ranta and Jill P. May have examined their influence on children's literature. May writes from a feminist sensibility. Susan F. Beegel has studied his influence on Ernest Hemingway. Alethia Helbig has reviewed his poetry, which since his death has not been as highly valued as it was in his own time. Malcolm Usrey wrote that Otto of the Silver Hand has all the marks of a good historical novel: it has an exciting plot, with ample conflict and believable characters; it uses language and dialect appropriate to its setting and the characters; it has a significant, universal theme, and it presents the details of daily life in Germany of the thirteenth century accurately and unobtrusively, making the period real and alive. Selected bibliography Unless noted otherwise, all titles are listed in The Dictionary of American Biography. The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (1883) Within the Capes (1885) Pepper and Salt (1886) The Rose of Paradise (1888) The Wonder Clock (1888), with his sister Katharine Pyle Otto of the Silver Hand (1888) A Modern Aladdin (1892) Men of Iron (1892) Twilight Land (1895) The Story of Jack Ballister's Fortunes (1895) The Garden Behind the Moon (1895) The Ghost of Captain Brand (1896) Washington (Text by Woodrow Wilson, then a history professor; published in 1897) Story of the Revolution (Text by Henry Cabot Lodge; published in 1898) The Price of Blood (1899)