· The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses by Robert Louis www.doorway.ru: Stevenson, Robert Louis, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good-. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Boards with mild rubbing to extremities. Rear hinge professionally repaired; 14 beautiful color illustrations by N. C. Wyeth. Published in October with Scribn. The Black Arrow: A Tale of Two Roses is the historical adventure and romance novel written by Scottish novelist and travel writer Robert Louis Stevenson. Set in fifteenth century England during the Wars of the Roses, the story revolves around Richard (Dick) Shelton as he becomes knighted, rescues his beloved Joanna Sedley, and finds justice for the slaughter of his father, Harry Shelton.
The Black Arrow has an interesting publishing history, and holds an unusual place in Stevenson's catalogue. It first appeared as the follow-up syndicated story to Treasure Island in Young Folks in seventeen weekly instalments between 30 June and 20 October [i] This story, unlike Treasure Island, was heavily illustrated, perhaps a sign of Stevenson's rising star as a popular author. The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson March, [Etext #] **The Project Gutenberg Etext of The Black Arrow, by Stevenson** *****This file should be named blckatxt or blckazip***** Corrected EDITIONS of our etexts get a new NUMBER, blckatxt. VERSIONS based on separate sources get new LETTER, www.doorway.ru The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses is an novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. The illustrations are by Newell Convers Wyeth () and where published in (Charles Scribner's Sons) for a series of books "The Scribner Illustrated Classics. It is both an historical adventure novel and a romance.
New York: Charles Scribner#39;s Sons. Very Good-. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Boards with mild rubbing to extremities. Rear hinge professionally repaired; 14 beautiful color illustrations by N. C. Wyeth. Published in October with Scribn. The Black Arrow was an enjoyable, fast-paced adventure novel. The protagonist was flawed in a way that made him believable and likable. Best of all, his flaws serve the reader as subtle cautionary tales against haste and violence while still providing a very entertaining read. The Black Arrow by Robert Louise Stevenson is a historical fiction set in the time of War of the Roses. The book tells the story of a young man named Richard Shelton, who in the quest of obtaining justice for his father's murder and rescuing his love from the grip of a villainous warden, displays loyalty and courage, and becomes an important warrior for the Yorks.
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