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  1. The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses is an 1888 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.It is both a historical adventure novel and a romance novel.It first appeared as a serial in 1883 with the subtitle "A Tale of Tunstall Forest" beginning in Young Folks; A Boys' and Girls' Paper of Instructive and Entertaining Literature, vol. XXII, no. 656 (Saturday, 30 June 1883) and ending in vol. XXIII, no ...

    • Robert Louis Stevenson
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    • 1888
    • 1888
  2. 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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  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 is not a major novel, nor did its author consider it so. Primarily of entertainment value, the book rises above its genre through the author's vivid realism, sense of moral ...

  6. Complete summary of Robert Louis Stevenson's The Black Arrow. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of The Black Arrow.

  7. Sep 18, 2015 · The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses is an historical adventure novel and a romance. It first appeared as a serial in 1883, beginning in Young Folks; A Boys' and Girls' Paper of Instructive and Entertaining Literature, vol. XXII, no. 656 (Saturday, 30 June 1883). Uniform with this Work.

  8. Nov 30, 1987 · 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.

    • Robert Louis Stevenson
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