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  2. The Black Arrow consists of 79,926 words. Plot introduction. The Black Arrow tells the story of Richard (Dick) Shelton during the Wars of the Roses: how he becomes a knight, rescues his lady Joanna Sedley, and obtains justice for the murder of his father, Sir Harry Shelton.

    • Robert Louis Stevenson
    • 1888
  3. January 8, 2024. 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 ...

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  4. The Black Arrow, 1888. Read the Virtual Book. Summary. The Black Arrow: A Tale of Two Roses is set during the Wars of the Roses (1453-1487). These were a series of civil wars between the houses of Lancaster and York who were fighting for the English throne. In the novel, Richard Shelton (Dick) lives as Sir Daniel Brackley’s ward at Tunstall ...

  5. The Black Arrow: A Tale of Two Roses is the 1888 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.

  6. Dive deep into Robert Louis Stevenson's The Black Arrow with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion ... (This entire section contains 701 words.) ... the book rises above its genre through ...

  7. Dick only gradually realizes that Sir Daniel is capable of great evil. His first hint comes early in the novel when one of Sir Daniel's men is killed by a black arrow bearing the words "John Amend ...

  8. Book II: The Moat House. I: Dick Asks Questions; II: The Two Oaths; III: The Room Over the Chapel; IV: The Passage; V: How Dick Changed Sides; Book III: My Lord Foxham. I: The House by the Shore; II: A Skirmish in the Dark; III: St. Bride’s Cross; IV: The “Good Hope” V: The “Good Hope” (Continued) VI: The “Good Hope” (Concluded ...