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Set in England during the 15th-century Wars of the Roses, this swash-buckling historical novel by the author of Treasure Island and Kidnapped tells the story of young Dick Shelton. Betrayed by his treacherous and brutal guardian, Sir Daniel Brackley, Dick seeks the help of John Amend-All, leader of the mysterious fellowship of the Black Arrow -- and Brackley's sworn enemy. Pitted against fierce fighters, a trecherous priest, and Sir Daniel, Dick seeks to become a knight and rescue his true love.
Brimming with adventure, suspense, and romance, this thrilling tale presents a classic portrait of England during one of its most tumultuous eras, as Dick is pulled by his loyalties to the houses of both York and Lancaster. He must make a crucial choice, for his fate and the fate of England hang in the balance.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781544684048 |
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Publisher: | CreateSpace Publishing |
Publication date: | 03/26/2017 |
Pages: | 232 |
Sales rank: | 548,595 |
Product dimensions: | 5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.49(d) |
About the Author
The real life adventures of author Robert Louis Stevenson rival those of his famous fictional characters. Born into a strictly religious, middle-class Edinburgh family, he later rebelled and refused to follow his father into the lighthouse construction business, opting instead for a literary career and marriage to Fanny, the love of his life and a crack-shot American divorcee. His travels took him to France, America and the South Pacific. Stevenson was an atheist and free spirit - in Samoa, where he died - and he fought in a civil war for independence. In 1886, the blockbuster novel Kidnapped was published - a dramatic adventure of abduction and life on the run in the wilds of Scotland. Stevenson died in 1894, just 44 years old. The Samoan natives, who were devoted to Stevenson, cut a track through the jungle to create a resting place for him on top of the mountain above his beloved Vailima estate.
Arnold Hicks (1888-1970) contributed several comic adaptions to the Classics Illustrated Series for Gilberton. He was also an illustrator of children's books and painter.
Arnold Hicks (1888-1970) contributed several comic adaptions to the Classics Illustrated Series for Gilberton. He was also an illustrator of children's books and painter.
Date of Birth:
November 13, 1850Date of Death:
December 3, 1894Place of Birth:
Edinburgh, ScotlandPlace of Death:
Vailima, SamoaEducation:
Edinburgh University, 1875Table of Contents
Prologue | 3 | |
Book I | The Two Lads | |
At the Sign of the Sun in Kettley | 19 | |
In the Fen | 27 | |
The Fen Ferry | 33 | |
A Greenwood Company | 40 | |
"Bloody as the Hunter" | 47 | |
To the Day's End | 55 | |
The Hooded Face | 61 | |
Book II | The Moat House | |
Dick Asks Questions | 70 | |
The Two Oaths | 78 | |
The Room over the Chapel | 85 | |
The Passage | 91 | |
How Dick Changed Sides | 96 | |
Book III | My Lord Foxham | |
The House by the Shore | 105 | |
A Skirmish in the Dark | 112 | |
Saint Bride's Cross | 118 | |
The Good Hope | 121 | |
The Good Hope (continued) | 129 | |
The Good Hope (concluded) | 135 | |
Book IV | The Disguise | |
The Den | 141 | |
"In Mine Enemies' House" | 148 | |
The Dead Spy | 156 | |
In the Abbey Church | 163 | |
Earl Risingham | 172 | |
Arblaster Again | 176 | |
Book V | Crookback | |
The Shrill Trumpet | 186 | |
The Battle of Shoreby | 193 | |
The Battle of Shoreby (concluded) | 199 | |
The Sack of Shoreby | 203 | |
Night in the Woods--Alicia Risingham | 212 | |
Night in the Woods (concluded)--Dick and Joan | 219 | |
Dick's Revenge | 228 | |
Conclusion | 232 |
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