The Black Arrow
Set in England during the Wars of the Roses, this swashbuckling historical novel tells of a young man betrayed by his brutal guardian and forced to seek the help of a mysterious society.
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The Black Arrow
Set in England during the Wars of the Roses, this swashbuckling historical novel tells of a young man betrayed by his brutal guardian and forced to seek the help of a mysterious society.
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The Black Arrow

The Black Arrow

by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Black Arrow

The Black Arrow

by Robert Louis Stevenson

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Overview

Set in England during the Wars of the Roses, this swashbuckling historical novel tells of a young man betrayed by his brutal guardian and forced to seek the help of a mysterious society.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780486418209
Publisher: Dover Publications
Publication date: 11/09/2001
Series: Dover Children's Evergreen Classics
Pages: 240
Sales rank: 277,427
Product dimensions: 5.20(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range: 8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Novelist, poet, and travel writer, Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) wrote captivating tales for readers of all ages, including Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Date of Birth:

November 13, 1850

Date of Death:

December 3, 1894

Place of Birth:

Edinburgh, Scotland

Place of Death:

Vailima, Samoa

Education:

Edinburgh University, 1875

Table of Contents

Prologue3
Book IThe Two Lads
At the Sign of the Sun in Kettley19
In the Fen27
The Fen Ferry33
A Greenwood Company40
"Bloody as the Hunter"47
To the Day's End55
The Hooded Face61
Book IIThe Moat House
Dick Asks Questions70
The Two Oaths78
The Room over the Chapel85
The Passage91
How Dick Changed Sides96
Book IIIMy Lord Foxham
The House by the Shore105
A Skirmish in the Dark112
Saint Bride's Cross118
The Good Hope121
The Good Hope (continued)129
The Good Hope (concluded)135
Book IVThe Disguise
The Den141
"In Mine Enemies' House"148
The Dead Spy156
In the Abbey Church163
Earl Risingham172
Arblaster Again176
Book VCrookback
The Shrill Trumpet186
The Battle of Shoreby193
The Battle of Shoreby (concluded)199
The Sack of Shoreby203
Night in the Woods--Alicia Risingham212
Night in the Woods (concluded)--Dick and Joan219
Dick's Revenge228
Conclusion232
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